I lost a school spelling bee because I couldn’t remember if my word used ie or ei. I panicked and used “i before e”, leading to me appropriately failing to spel

I lost a school spelling bee because I couldn’t remember if my word used ie or ei. I panicked and used “i before e”, leading to me appropriately failing to spell “forfeit”. You’re so right: Fuck you, it’s English. Good luck memorizing all the exceptions!