I before E except after C
MNEMONIC RULE OF THUMB FOR ENGLISH SPELLING
I before e; I before e except after c; I before e, except after c; I Before E Except After C; I before E; I before E rule; I before E except after C rule
"I before E, except after C" is a mnemonic rule of thumb for English spelling. If one is unsure whether a word is spelled with the digraph ei or ie, the rhyme suggests that the correct order is ie unless the preceding letter is c, in which case it may be ei.