Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
12.06.2025 00:03
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.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
There's no rule.
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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.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
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.
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Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.