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If in doubt about ie or ei, in the event the audio in the vowel is as in brief /i:/, we spell it ie; but once the letter c, we spell it ei: …vacuum - Persons usually misspell this word by using two c's and 1 "u," or two of each of those letters. The two are incorrect. To spell vacuum accurately, bear in mind "u" is the one double letter from the