Originally Posted by Chase

I'll try again.

Many are confused by spelling English words with ie and ei, such as believe, receive, and weight.

The poem tells how to figure each different spelling:

I before e, (you usually write i before e)

Except after c, (but if i comes after c, you write cie)

Unless "ei" says a,
As in neighbor and weigh. (but if the sound is "a" like in weigh [way] you write ei)