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". > > I before E, except when in words derived from the verb "capio", or when pronounced... > >(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. Which makes it homological. -- James Burbidge jamesandmary.burbidge at sympatico.ca