i think it's kind of beautiful that weird is a weird word

Isn’t there more exceptions to that rule than there are examples where it’s correct?

	▲	xigoi 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Only if you forget the final part, “…when it sounds like ‘ee’”.
	▲	MarkusQ 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yep, at least on most static word lists. It's a fun exercise to try and improve the rule by extending it compared to just switching to "E before I".