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Pronunciation of IHÉS
There's an institution called L'Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques whose abbreviation is IHÉS. When I pronounce it, should I say it as
i - h - é - s
or is it OK to read it out as
i - h - ...
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When to put an accent on the letter E
I've encountered the rule on writing accents:
A vowel, if not at the end of a word, gets accent if situated in the end of a syllable
Examples:
épître (é-pî-tre) ;
pénétrer (pé-né-trer) ;
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