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cracka wrote:The English language. F*** its confuses me. Isn't the rule i before e except after c. Well then why the F*** is forfeit spelt like it is.

General rule is i before e, except after c, when the sound is "ee".

What about friend, phonically that sounds like frend not freeend. I'm even more confused now.
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cracka wrote:The English language. F*** its confuses me. Isn't the rule i before e except after c. Well then why the F*** is forfeit spelt like it is.


On the Q.I. programme, Stephen Fry pointed out that there are so many words that contradict the " i before e " rule that the rule is virtually useless.
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nwdfanparade wrote:
cracka wrote:The English language. F*** its confuses me. Isn't the rule i before e except after c. Well then why the F*** is forfeit spelt like it is.


On the Q.I. programme, Stephen Fry pointed out that there are so many words that contradict the " i before e " rule that the rule is virtually useless.


The correct and more reliable form of the rule is: When the sound is "ee" it is "i" before "e" except after "c".

"Forfeit" is not pronounced "forfeet" but more like "forfit". (Except maybe in the USA.)
It as a bit like like defence in English and deefence in the US.

Similarly C and G are normally, but not always, soft before Y,
So, "sycle" for cycle and "jyroscope" for gyroscope.

And while we are here, schedule is "shedule" in English and "skedule" only in American.

But there are always exceptions because English as a language is not simply Germanic or Latinate, but a complex blend of words from many sources.
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Port Adelaide butchering a legendary Australian song so they can be just like Liverpool supporters.

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Footy Chick wrote:Port Adelaide butchering a legendary Australian song so they can be just like Liverpool supporters.

Is nothing sacred?


It's as good as butchering a US Marines hymn ;)
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Footy Chick wrote:Port Adelaide butchering a legendary Australian song so they can be just like Liverpool supporters.

Is nothing sacred?



Wait what? they mocked that West Lakes mob for organising chanting sessions now they are pushing something also stolen from English Football :shock: :roll:
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heater31 wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:Port Adelaide butchering a legendary Australian song so they can be just like Liverpool supporters.

Is nothing sacred?



Wait what? they mocked that West Lakes mob for organising chanting sessions now they are pushing something also stolen from English Football :shock: :roll:



They are not singing the same song.
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wristwatcher wrote:
heater31 wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:Port Adelaide butchering a legendary Australian song so they can be just like Liverpool supporters.

Is nothing sacred?



Wait what? they mocked that West Lakes mob for organising chanting sessions now they are pushing something also stolen from English Football :shock: :roll:



They are not singing the same song.


but you are waving scarves..... ;)
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heater31 wrote:
wristwatcher wrote:
heater31 wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:Port Adelaide butchering a legendary Australian song so they can be just like Liverpool supporters.
Is nothing sacred?

Wait what? they mocked that West Lakes mob for organising chanting sessions now they are pushing something also stolen from English Football :shock: :roll:

They are not singing the same song.

but you are waving scarves..... ;)


Of course, nobody else in the world is allowed to do this....all traditions start somewhere and I for one like it, and by the looks of it about 45,000 on Saturday night liked it too.

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It's a lot better than the start of "black skinhead"

Good luck to port for coming up with a great Idea (or stealing it, whatever)
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I agree with Booney here

I hope Port create the tradition of scarve waving in the stands and losing matches on field
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mighty_tiger_79 wrote:I agree with Booney here

I hope Port create the tradition of scarve waving in the stands and losing matches on field


Smart arse. ;)
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Meanwhile at Collingwood, we chant "Coooooooooooooooooooooollingwooooooooooooood".

It took several brainstorming sessions to come up with that one.
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Q. wrote:Meanwhile at Collingwood, we chant "Coooooooooooooooooooooollingwooooooooooooood".

It took several brainstorming sessions to come up with that one.

Oh, I actually thought that was the speed of speech a lot of Pies fans spoke...
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FTR, I'm not talking about the scarfe waving or even the fact that you all sing a song.

I'm just pissed that it's THAT song.
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Footy Chick wrote:FTR, I'm not talking about the scarfe waving or even the fact that you all sing a song.

I'm just pissed that it's THAT song.


It got whored out enough whilst attached to several thousand promo's for the impossibly boring Puberty Blues too.
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Q. wrote:Meanwhile at Collingwood, we chant "Coooooooooooooooooooooollingwooooooooooooood".

It took several brainstorming sessions to come up with that one.


It's the only three syllable word collingwood supporters know.
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F*** Collingwood - went to a Collingwood v Freo game in Melbourne once because I happened to be there and I wanted to watch some footy. This Collingwood prick behind me dropped his tray of four beers directly on my head, then started banging on about the rain - it was raining - and how he really liked a 'good, wet rain'. Later he started barracking for Freo because he was pretty much comatose at that point, and then he DID lose consciousness and his wife and mates had to carry him out.
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fisho mcspaz wrote:F*** Collingwood - went to a Collingwood v Freo game in Melbourne once because I happened to be there and I wanted to watch some footy. This Collingwood prick behind me dropped his tray of four beers directly on my head, then started banging on about the rain - it was raining - and how he really liked a 'good, wet rain'. Later he started barracking for Freo because he was pretty much comatose at that point, and then he DID lose consciousness and his wife and mates had to carry him out.


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