On 2017-07-13, alister  wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:16:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 13/07/17 08:38, Mike Scott wrote:
>>
>>> On 13/07/17 07:59, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/07/17 21:30, Mike Scott wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> WEIRD.
>>>
>>> Thank you. I have a habit of getting that one wrong. Most wierd :-}
>>
>> It breaks not only the 'i before e', but also the 'except if it sounds
>> like the sea'
>>
>> So does rein.
>> and reign.
>>
>> and a few other excamples.
>
> if you were to perform a thorough check of the dictionary you would find
> that there are actually more words that break the rule than follow it
> this is one of the reasons why it is no longer taught is schools.

I before E except after C,
or when it says "A" as in "neighbour" and "weigh".

(Plus a few weird exceptions which may seize your attention.)

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