Rule X.—I accented in most words from the French has the sound of long e.
Examples: pĭque, caprĭce, guillotĭne, quarantĭne, routĭne, suĭte, fatĭgue, valĭse, antĭque, Bastĭle, critĭque, palanquĭn, tambourĭne, regĭme (rā-zheem´), cuĭsĭne (kwe-zeen´), unĭque, intrĭgue, magazĭne.
Rule XI.—Ou in most words from the French has the value of ōō, but in Anglo-Saxon words it has the sound of ow, as in cow.
Examples: bouquet, contour, croup; out, bound, sound.
Note.—Ou has also other values, as in soul, rough, adjourn, could, ought, hough (hŏk), trough.
Rule XII.—X followed by an accented vowel, or by an accented syllable beginning with a silent h, has the sound of gz.
Examples: luxu´rious, exam´ple, exhaust´, exhale´, exhib´it, exam´ine, exalt´, exec´utive.
Rule XIII.—The termination tion is always shun, except when it follows the letter s or x, as in question (kwestyun), bastion, combustion.
Examples: notation, completion, equation, relation, suggestion, transition (tranzish´un).
Rule XIV.—The termination sion immediately preceded by an accented vowel is zhun; when not so preceded it is shun.