Gramatically impared...HELP

[Hitcher]

BTW, I learned the rule as:

"I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbour or weigh"

The last two are covered by the "...and before G" addition to the traditional rhyme. There are still exceptions, as noted by Ixion. Weird, eh.

[Okey Dokey]

The last two are covered by the "...and before G" addition to the traditional rhyme. There are still exceptions, as noted by Ixion. Weird, eh.

Yes, it is the same thing; I've just always liked the "rhymey-ness" of the version I learned. Weirdness must help the (English) world go round...