Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 15:46
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
There's no rule.
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.
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Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
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.
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What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
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