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Spelling Entry 695 / 1605 60-second read

Foriegn vs. Foreign

Silent G — and EI, not IE.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“A foriegn country.”

✓ Correct

“A foreign country.”

The ruleii

FOREIGN: EI and silent G.

FOREIGN is an exception: EI with no preceding C, plus a silent G.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Reign, foreign, sovereign.

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