Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 16:33
You'll usually find your answer there.
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.
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There's no rule.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Are Americans really as uneducated and ignorant as portrayed in the media?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
What's (not “whats”) the 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.