10.01.2008

4 Hours and Counting (sleepless thoughts)

The word 'weird' is . . . weird.

The grammatical rule for an e/i vowel combination in a word is (sing along if you know it):
"I before E, except after C, or sounded as A like 'neighbor' and 'weigh'."

"Weird" doesn't have an A-sounding vowel combo, and there ain't no C in that word, either!

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Huh. Guess 'either' is weird, too.

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