I think the correct spelling is weird, and if so, is it just an exception to the rule 'i before e, except after c' and nothing more?
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I think the correct spelling is weird, and if so, is it just an exception to the rule 'i before e, except after c' and nothing more?
It's wierd. There are no exceptions (to my knowledge) of the i before e rule.
I was convinced it was wierd, but on www.dictionary.com, it says weirdQuote:
Originally Posted by goldney
I've seen it bounced back and forth so many times, it confuses meeee :eek:
It's Weird, i am 100% certain.
Weird.
heightQuote:
Originally Posted by goldney
Ah yesss, and weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ynot
I guess the official spelling is weird then.
It's weird, definitely. There are so many exceptuions to that rule it's pretty much inane.
It's weird.
Freight, science, deity, neighbour (or neighbor if you're American), vacancies, beige, feint, veil, vein....
I'm sure there's more... but those are the exceptions I can think of off the top of my head.
There are exceptions to every rule -- including this one. :)
"Weigh" is not really an exception, since it has the long "A" sound (and is specifically mentioned in the rule). The rule says:
"I before E except after C, and when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh"
or when it sounds like "I" - height
The original proper mnemonic is
"when the sound is ee
it's I before E
except after C"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_before_e
There are so many exceptions to the I before E rule, so many that it shouldn't even be a rule and teachers are fucking dumb asses for teaching it!!!
So many replies to a nonsense post.
Weird....wierd just looks weird xD
I got A*'s on most of my my English language coursework (even if my exam results ruined that :p) and I'm 100% sure it's weird.
How a topic as simple as this has managed to get 14 replies is beyond me, but yes, it's weird.