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36 The sound of öi is in some foreign words represented by eu: Farmaceut (pron. söit) pharmacist, Lieutenant (pron. and now regularly spelt löitnant), neutral (öi) neuter, Eugen (pron. öisjnén).

97. œu has a sound that comes very near the Cockney pronunciation of ou in “house.” Orthographical sign au. Ex.: taus silent, August, Taug rope.

98. p as in English; Ex.: Pave pope, Penge money, Pil arrow, op up.

2) after a long vowel when p either ends a word or is followed by ə (see § 6 in fine); Ex.: Gab (p) yawn, gale (pə) to yawn, Skrab (p) trash, skrabe (p) to scrape, Skab (p) wardrobe, Tab (p) loss, tabe (p) to lose, Kaabe (p) cloak, taabelig (b or p) foolish, krybe (p) to creep.