From: utzoo!watmath!ddyment
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: Spelling of "weird"
Article-I.D.: watmath.4923
Posted: Wed Apr 13 09:20:26 1983
Received: Fri Apr 15 02:33:50 1983
References: sbcs.268

The "exceptions" to the "ie" rules suggested by sbcs!debray are not really
exceptions.  The *complete* rule, which many don't seem to know, is
  I before E except after C, or when sounded like A as in neighbour or weigh.
There are, of course, still exceptions to *this* rule!
                                              ... Doug Dyment (watmath!ddyment)