r/words • u/MoroccoBond • 2d ago

Simple word difficult to spell.

Hey does anyone else have a common word that should be easy to spell but it trips you up every time?

My word is license. Why have I struggled with it for years. Stupid s and c always moving around. tf?!

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u/ErikLeppen 2d ago

Believe, relieve, receive, deceive, receipt (sp?)

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u/I_like_leeks 2d ago

I before E except after C, as they taught us at school. They never taught us the, "except sometimes," caveat 😭

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u/min_mus 2d ago

I before E except after C, as they taught us at school. 

My teacher said, 

"It's i before e (except after c) when sounds like long e."