How many exceptions to the "rule" do you count here and in the mugs below?
Merriam-Webster says that the "I before E except after C" rule is highly inconsistent in the English language and should not be considered a solid rule. Some exceptions include weird, forfeit, albeit, glacier, and seize, all of which break this well-known saying. ... Smart people tried to adapt the rule to actually follow English spelling. That's where we got this variant: "I before E except after C, or when sounded as 'A' as in neighbor and weigh."
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