Tell me about the spelling of the word weird/wierd

**Barnsey** · 08-20-2007 11:47 PM

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?

**Goldney** · 08-20-2007 11:50 PM

It's wierd. There are no exceptions (to my knowledge) of the i before e rule.

**Barnsey** · 08-20-2007 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by goldney

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 weird

I've seen it bounced back and forth so many times, it confuses meeee

**mylucidworld** · 08-20-2007 11:57 PM

It's Weird, i am 100% certain.

**Ynot** · 08-21-2007 12:02 AM

Weird.

Originally Posted by goldney

It's wierd. There are no exceptions (to my knowledge) of the i before e rule.

height

**Barnsey** · 08-21-2007 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Ynot

Weird.

height

Ah yesss, and weight.

I guess the official spelling is weird then.

**Man of Steel** · 08-21-2007 12:20 AM

It's weird, definitely. There are so many exceptuions to that rule it's pretty much inane.

**2Fruits** · 08-21-2007 06:36 AM

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.

**TygrHawk** · 08-21-2007 09:36 AM

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"

**Ynot** · 08-21-2007 09:41 AM

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