agreed, the full rule is usually never stated ;-)
maybe this helps http://www.steve.wagar.com/ibeforee.htm
>
> I'm not sure if I'm talking through my hat here, but isn't the "I before E"
> rule about the spelling of words where the "ie" stands for an "ee" sound (as
> in "Eeek!")? In "weird", the E comes before the I because they represent a
> diphthong.
>
> Jonas
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