alison Post authorJune 14, 2022 at 3:18 pm The ‘eau’ in ‘beautiful’ represents a /ue/ sound in the dialect of English I speak, it’s not an /o/ sound as in ‘bureaucracy’. I have it listed here: http://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/you/eau-as-in-beauty Reply ↓
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The ‘eau’ in ‘beautiful’ represents a /ue/ sound in the dialect of English I speak, it’s not an /o/ sound as in ‘bureaucracy’. I have it listed here: http://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/you/eau-as-in-beauty