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The rule is: "i" before "e" except after "c" and when sounding like "a" as in "neighbor" or "weigh." "Their" is pronounced as "thayr," so "i" is not before "e."

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The rule "i before e except after c" does not apply to all words in English, and "their" is an example of an exception to this rule. "Their" follows the pattern of "ei" coming before "r" in the word.

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