38+ I Before E Rule Poem Background. Memorize the following poem and learn how to apply each part of the rule. Here it is for you and for others who are wondering:
I before e, except after c is a mnemonic rule of thumb for english spelling.
This is because spelling follows pronunciation, and pronunciation exists separately from the letters used to represent it. Pushkin! all schoolchildren in russia learn his poems by. I before e, except after c. I before e except after cim afraid that rule wasnt helpful to me.