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(8) In/aine, at is a real diphthong, pronounced very much like / 

 in English Jine. 



(9) (e, ^, e, in this list pronounced like S in French tris.) 



accepter 



caresse 



-elle 



fi^vre 



p^cher 



arr^ter 



chef 



empi?cher 



fl^che 



piece 



avec 



ciel 



esp^ce 



l^vre 



pircher 



bapt/me 



conqu^te 



tiire 



meche 



r^gle 



bt'che 



cr^me 



-ette 



mt'ler 



rt^v'er 



bifte 



cruel 



extrmie 



mhae ' 



supreme 



bref 



dep^che 



fiddle 



messe 



trMe 



(10) (e, h, t\ in this list pronounced like ^ in Fi'ench tres, with a 

 tendency towards the sound of a in English father.) 



alphabet 



apres 



* anrt direct 



nord-est {st silent.) 



telle 



gr^ve 



(11) (e in this list pronounced like a in English ^a^Aer). 



afFermir 



conscrver 



herse 



per.sonne 



servir 



aubtrge 



convertir 



infertile 



persuader 



terme 



averse 



couverture 



merci 



perte 



ternir 



avertir 



diverse 



percer 



perversion 



traverser 



bercer 



divertir 



perch e 



refermer 



vei be 



cercle 



enfermer 



perdre 



reniercier 



verge 



cercueil 



ferme 



perdrix 



renverser 



vermine 



certain 



fermer 



perfide 



reserve 



vernis 



cerveau 



fervent 



perle 



serment 



vei-ser 



chercher 



gerbe 



permettre 



serpent 



verte 



cierge 



germer 



persecutor 



serpette 



vertu 



commerce 



herbe 



persev^rer 



service 



vierge 



(12) (e, e, e, e, in this list pronounced like e' in Fr. ite.) 



* abbe 



* accabler, 



acier 

 amer 



* arri^re 

 assez 



"' caractere 

 car^nie 



chene 

 cher 



*" So in all words with same termination, 

 t dh is often pronounced a (a in father). 



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