'i' before 'e' except after 'c'

Apparently except after 'w' sometimes as well.

I have spelt 'weird' wrong my whole life but have been corrected by my ex-housemates. I now realise the error of my ways and see that it is not spelt 'wierd'. I want to convey my deepest apologies for this most heinous of heinous crimes.

This is what three years of English does for you.