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(13) In reine and teinte, ei is a real diphthong. In peine and 

 reine, it is pronounced like ^ in Fr. tris. In yieige, it is pronounced 

 like e in Fr. ^te. 



(14) (oi, oi, Oij, oe, in this list pronounced like ou in Fr. oui + 

 e in Fr. 4t4.) 



N.B. — In this list the following peculiarities are to be noted : — 

 In adroit, droite, etroite, oi is often pronounced like h in Fr. tris ; in 

 croire and (je) crois it is often pronounced like e in Fr. ete ; in cloison 

 the I is often silent, and in croiser and croitre the r is often silent. 



(15) (oi, oy, in this list pronounced like ou in Fr. oui + h Fr. trhs.) 

 bourgeois choix courroie demoiselle detroit 



chinois comptoir croix deployer doigt 



*So all verbs with same termination. 



