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Would you vote for an atheist for President of the US

Would you vote for an atheist for President?

  • Yes

    Votes: 26 76.5%

  • No

    Votes: 8 23.5%
  • Total voters
    34
moevillini said:
On a related note, DEITY is NOT spelled DIETY.


Looks like God is an exception to the "i before e except after c" rule
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Actually it is a latin word, or rather a word of latin origin. It comes from "dea" and "deus", which are pronounced "day-uh" and "day-us" or "day-oos". So the "ay" sound kind of carries over with it, meaning you could argue that the correct pronunciation is "day-ity", meaning it follows the part "except in words pronounced as 'ay' such as neighbor and weigh".
 
LogGrad98 said:
Actually it is a latin word, or rather a word of latin origin. It comes from "dea" and "deus", which are pronounced "day-uh" and "day-us" or "day-oos". So the "ay" sound kind of carries over with it, meaning you could argue that the correct pronunciation is "day-ity", meaning it follows the part "except in words pronounced as 'ay' such as neighbor and weigh".
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Thanks Cliff. ;)
 
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