Stream of Plugly » Quote http://stream.plugly.net It just comes out this way Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 I before E, except after C… http://stream.plugly.net/2010/02/06/i-before-e-except-after-c/ http://stream.plugly.net/2010/02/06/i-before-e-except-after-c/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:59:51 +0000 Larson Foalsbridge http://stream.plugly.net/?p=111 I before E, except after C, or when sounded as ‘a’ as in NEIGHBOUR and WEIGH; or when it appears in comparatives and superlatives like FANCIER; or when the C sounds as ’sh’ as in GLACIER; or when the vowel sounds like ‘e’ as in SEIZE; or ‘i’ as in HEIGHT; or compound words such as ALBEIT; or in ‘ing’ inflections of words that end in ‘e’, like QUEUING; or in technical words that have a strong entomological link to their parent languages, such as CUNEIFORM and CAFFEINE; and in numerous other random exceptions such as SCIENCE, FORFEIT and WEIRD.

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Instructables

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The Right Reverend Dr Michael Nazir-Ali said there had been a worldwide resurgence of Islamic extremism, leading to young people growing up alienated from the country they lived in.

He has since received death threats and has been placed under police protection.

BBC News

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She looks the part, and even though she’s not super tall, she reads tall.

Ain’t It Cool News

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She said Hotel Chocolat was told by Thorntons that Mr Colenso had “handled the truffles inappropriately”.

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Serrano is best known for Piss Christ (1989), a photograph of a plastic crucifix submerged in a jar of his urine.

NY Times

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Yahoo News

Hm…

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Pantene something or other

]]> http://stream.plugly.net/2007/09/01/58/feed/ 1 Pope http://stream.plugly.net/2007/07/23/pope/ http://stream.plugly.net/2007/07/23/pope/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:35:42 +0000 Larson Foalsbridge http://stream.plugly.net/?p=38 Joseph Ratzinger is a papist!

]]> http://stream.plugly.net/2007/07/23/pope/feed/ 0 I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud http://stream.plugly.net/2007/07/23/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud/ http://stream.plugly.net/2007/07/23/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:54:41 +0000 Larson Foalsbridge http://stream.plugly.net/?p=37 I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

There once was a poet named Will
Who tramped his way over a hill
And was speechless for hours
Over some stupid flowers
This was years before TV, but still.

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