Does a Finger Fing?

Growing up, I would have to rely on students from school to pick up on paterns in English. My family at home spoke Vietnamese. I did eventually learn about the i before e rule but I have never heard that last part as stated in the article; "Or when sounded like ay".  This rule doesn't trigger any memories of other rules for me. I may have never learned them so recalling them its a bit difficult. The only tip I recieved was to "sound things out". These moments in language for me determined the person I am today; a spell check addict.