i before e except after c except when
I before e except after c except when your foreign neighbor Keith received eight counterfeit beige sleighs from feisty caffeinated weightlifters. Weird.
I before e except after c except when... this is what they taught you in the third grade math instead of how to pay taxes or something.
I before E except after C
Something like the Teletubbies, as it was created by someone high on pot at the time. It barely even works. In terms of the words that have those kinds of letters, most of them break the rule, so it is pointless. Teams have lost the Spelling Bee just because they trusted the devil of spelling, I before E except after C. Even English teachers think that this is a shitty technique.
Teacher: I before E except after C.
Me: That's useless, there are so many exceptions.
Teacher: Detention.
Me: That's useless, there are so many exceptions.
Teacher: Detention.
exception C
A signal to an opponent of an argument that you understand you are wrong. The purpose of which is to maintain dignity among surrounding parties.
Person 1: "Dude you're completely wrong! Tomatoes are fruits."
Person 2: "No way. Seriously, what about exception C?"
Person 2: "No way. Seriously, what about exception C?"