Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
16.06.2025 05:55
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Whence the <ea> I cannot say but some other words that were spelled <ai> in French are spelled <ea> in English: aise → ease, graisse → grease, fait → feat.
There's no rule.
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Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
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Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
While you may reasonably ask why words are spelled the way they're spelled, it makes no sense to ask why they're pronounced the way they're pronounced.
Why do people say "tall, dark, and handsome" when they actually mean "tall, white, and handsome"?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.