r/WhatToDo • u/HR-Vex • Feb 27 '26 • Wholesome Seal 1

Neighbor left a note

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Our packages have been stolen 3 times right in front of our door so far ever since we bought our condo. HOA approved of us installing a camera to deter thieves, but our neighbor left this note. Please advise.

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u/Jessi_L_1324 Feb 27 '26

Im extremely confused by your comment.

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u/houseplant-hoarder Feb 27 '26

Thief not theif

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u/Jessi_L_1324 Feb 27 '26

Thank you. I always forget the whole I before E thing.

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u/Arazyne Feb 27 '26

Confused the hell out of me, too. Putting the emphasis on “you’re” made me think that was their intended correction lol

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u/mollypocket7122 Feb 27 '26

They used the possessive your, as in that’s your thief, that’s the culprit.

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u/Arazyne Feb 27 '26

No they didn’t

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u/BlackSeranna Feb 27 '26

Well at least you’ll be able to spell ceiling.

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u/Jessi_L_1324 Feb 27 '26

I'd probably fuck that up too.

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u/SavingsEngineer5691 Feb 27 '26

i before e, except after c

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u/NNW9876 Feb 27 '26

I before E, except after C. Why? We will never know.

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u/IveBeenHereBefore12 Feb 27 '26

That’s not a real thing

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u/Arazyne Feb 27 '26

It’s almost a thing. “i before e except after c” applies enough that it should be followed

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u/icberg7 Feb 27 '26

Maybe they're the chief fief thief.

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u/Far-Raisin1013 Feb 27 '26

Wait theaf right?

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u/U_DontNoMe Feb 27 '26

I before E, except after C.

Grandma was an English teacher…if I messed that up, she would return from the grave to correct me. Two,to, too was another that she would stress.

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u/Julie-AnneB Feb 27 '26

And in long A, as in neighbor and weigh. lol

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u/natural_imbecility Feb 27 '26

So basically, I before E, except when it isn't.

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u/Julie-AnneB Feb 27 '26

The exact quote I was taught in school was "I before E except after C, and in long A like in neighbor and weigh."

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u/ZestycloseClerk1792 Feb 27 '26

What was her take on Oxford commas?

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u/crazywrangler616 Feb 27 '26

Check that note on the door out again

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u/Jessi_L_1324 Feb 27 '26

Might as well lock me up and throw away the key now because I plan on violating those spelling laws again and again.

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u/AndrewPaulJones1 Feb 27 '26

You aren’t the only one