>
> Loanwords in English seem to have sometimes the writing preserved and
> the sound changed (opacity) and sometimes the sound preserved and the
> writing changed (opaque).
>

Special case:

           Celtic

Whose pronunciation (and it's cousins)  is sometimes different than
expected for reasons which are obvious (and essentially eponymous) on
reflection.


                Russell
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