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That's weird. Although it's neither a heinous or seismic mistake. Well, neighbor, there are at least eight other mistakes in that vein (not from foreign words) that one could seize on, either of a societal or sovereign nature.
i before e except after c unless in sounds like neighbor and weigh.
Yeah. I learned it as "i before e except after c or when pronounced "ay" as in neighbor and weigh and then all the other random, no real rationale exceptions because English is a backward-ass language."
That's weird. Although it's neither a heinous or seismic mistake. Well, neighbor, there are at least eight other mistakes in that vein (not from foreign words) that one could seize on, either of a societal or sovereign nature.
i before e except after c unless in sounds like neighbor and weigh.
The rule only applies when the sound represented is ‘ee’, though. It doesn’t apply to words like science or efficient, in which the –ie- combination does follow the letter c but isn’t pronounced ‘ee’.
There are a few exceptions to the general i before e rule, even when the sound is ‘ee’. Examples include seize, weird, and caffeine. There’s nothing for it but to learn how to spell these words, checking in a dictionary until you are sure about them.