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Including Renault we now have 2 weird ways to spell the O sound in French (eau, eo) and 1 weird silent pair of consonants (lt).

• Biganon 8y ago
  It's not "eo" that gives you the "o" sound, it's just the "o". The "e" is here to prevent the "g" from being pronounced hard, as in "green".
  • pvorb 8y ago
    And why is there an e in bureau then? Would burau, buro, burot, burault or bureot be pronounced differently in French?
    • jgtrosh 8y ago
      They would not; there are only etymological reasons.