If the rule is "I before E except after C",?

Question

isn't weird weird?

Answer 1

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Its proper spelling is actually weïrd -- it's a two syllable word.  The function of the "ei" is not to simply make the "ee" sound as in most other "ie"/"ei" words.  It should be (or once was) pronounced "wee-erd."

Answer 2

It's simply the way English is - which some consider to be the hardest language in the world to learn as a second language. Think about it - the way we use the combination of the letters 'ough' has nine different sounds. Think of the words 'through', 'though', 'tough', and 'bough', just to name a few of them. And what about the words 'sew' and 'so'? Imagine how difficult that might be for someone to try to learn as a second language! We have few rules that don't have some type of exception.....

Answer 3

well it is a funny rule, it might be only if there is a c in the word. Since there is no c in the word weird then it doesn't apply to the rule. It is only if there is a c in the word. This doesn't apply to the word weird or their at all.

Source(s): English Fanatic!

Answer 4

No, just one of a few exceptions. i before e except for after c is more like a pain. But, dear old and mostly reliable, Spell Checker is here to rescue us from this weirdness.

Source(s): Public School Education

Answer 5

Try this

i before e

except after c

or when sounding like "a"

as in neighbor or weigh

i before e

except after c

but we live in a weird society

Answer 6

Yeah, there are a lot of exceptions to that rule...

the English language is the hardest one to learn

Answer 7

Umm...

"Weird" would be an exception to the rule, if that's what you're trying to get at.

Answer 8

It's one of the many exceptions to the rule...

Source(s): http://alt-usage-english.org/I_before_E.html

Answer 9

Yes. That is correct. Some words are special, like weird.

Answer 10

When in doubt, Ask Oxford:

http://www.askoxford.com/betterwriting/classicerro...