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poirrier

/ˈp oi r ē ˌā/

poir-rï-ēr

Rule 1

I says /ē/ (Sound 3, Phonogram ï, e.g. radio).

Rule 2

Words ending in -ERE say /ār/ in exceptions (e.g. where, there).

Rule 3

Y says /ē/ only at the end of a multisyllable base word. I says /ē/ at the end of a syllable followed by a vowel and at the end of foreign words.

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