At 00:52 11/29/2002 -0800, Steven Brust wrote: >At 08:17 PM 11/28/2002 -0500, Mark A Mandel wrote: >> >>All together, now, class: >> I before E, >> except after C >> or when pronounced "ay", >> as in "neighbor" and "weigh". >> >>(Or any other time that it's followed by "gh", as in "height" >> and in some other words that you just have to call exceptions, >> like "seize".) > >And don't forget weird, which is weird. German-derived words with the long "i" sound (beer stein), as well. -- Regards, Pete pgranzeau at cox.net