Originally Posted By: canvasback
My understanding, which helps me when spelling, is the second vowel is a long vowel and the sound we pronounce. As in Kreeghoff. If it was spelled Kreighoff, we would pronounce it with an eye.

Dont know if thats any kind of rule but it generally works for me.

That is the rule. "I before E, sounds like an E. E before I, sounds like an eye."
Keeping those combinations straight can be important.


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