Explanation
Rhyming trick to correctly spell words with ie and ei. This classic rhyme covers the main "i before e" rule and its two biggest exceptions: after C, and words that sound like "ay," as in neighbor and weigh.
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Mnemonic device
Spelling words with ie and ei
- I before E, except after C, or when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh; and also for weird, which is really just weird.