Use i-e in 'thief, believe, fiend, field, brief, grief, yield, achieve, cashier', except after c as in 'exceed, proceed, succeed, accede, concede, intercede, precede, recede, secede.'
16 seconds sound clip from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:38:33.469 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- All others end in c-e-d-e. Accede, concede, intercede, precede, recede, secede.
- I before e, except after c. Let's see... before c...
- 'Dissolve.' D-i-s-o-l-v-e. 'Dissolve.'
- That stupid Charlie Brown. He's gonna get it this time.
- He's up against some of the best spellers in the school.
- 'Abrasive.' A-s-b-r-a-s-s-i-v. 'Abrasive.'
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