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It doesn't make sense according to English phonetics.
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Really? We say Einstein correctly. Feisty. Height. Seismic. What sound should ei- make?
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Oh duhI don't know what I'm talking about.Maybe just Leila as Lyla doesn't make sense to me.
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I before e, except after c. So, deceive!
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And then there's words like neighbor and seize.
I always want to pronounce sieve with an ee sound, too, as if it rhymes with believe. English is confusing.

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Oh but there are a bajillion exceptions.
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OF course. And also, exceptions to the exceptions! If you want logic, do not turn to English spelling for examples. This is one of the many things that makes teaching English as a foreign language such a challenge, and such fun.
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