Can we talk about weird?

[TrickyBob]

Why do people spell it wIerd? 

curtains I'm not picking on you, promise! I have just noticed that lots of people spell it that way (both here and other places). 

Is it that people are following "I before E except after C" too closely or is there some other alternate universe where "wierd" is acceptable? 

It bugs me about as much as you're/your. 

[underwaterrhymes]

It's a misspelling. Weird is correct.

[curtains]

lol - i before e gets me every time! I am a rule follower so these things trip me up every damn time.