Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 02:14
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Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
What are some reasons why people may fear strong men?
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
You'll usually find your answer there.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
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.
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.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Women like what they hear while men like what they see, it that true?
There's no rule.