i find it weird that so many people spell it wrong
and i dont know why it just really irritates me..
2007-11-05 04:11:47 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I don't know ...
I guess they're just weerd !
2007-11-05 04:25:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Answerman 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I was taught a rhyme in school
"I before E except after C"
and this often causes me to spell such words wrong, perhaps this applies to others?
2007-11-05 04:17:23 · answer #2 · answered by Bulldog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people know that 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' is the usual spelling rule - it's unfortunate that weird is an exception to the rule!
2007-11-05 04:16:52 · answer #3 · answered by mad 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
EVERY SINGLE time i use the word wierd, I have to spell check it. It's just a weird word for it's wierd spelling. In fact, i find it to be the weirdest wierd word there is.
2007-11-05 04:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its a weird word after all - I have to force myself not to spell it wired. Used to use that word a lot in my previous job.
2007-11-05 04:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by CTRL Freak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They Follow the old adage... I before E except after C,,, But weird is an anomaly of this ruling... as is weir...
2007-11-05 04:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this 'i' before 'e' excepth after 'c'
but I seem to remember that in "First
Aid to English" (a book we used at
primary school), it used to add the
caveat "unless it sounds like 'ee'".
Another exception is "weir", same again it
sounds like 'ee'.
2007-11-05 04:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by RICHARD B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because according to the rule (i before e except after c) would spell it wrong.
2007-11-05 04:16:21 · answer #8 · answered by mark 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wierd.
2007-11-05 04:15:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
they are following the old "I before E except after C" rule
2007-11-05 04:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by dinny's engaged!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often misspell it, too, but I also always use spell check to fix it!
2007-11-05 04:17:11 · answer #11 · answered by AKA FrogButt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋