Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 13:20
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Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Why do older siblings always hate younger siblings?
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.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Are Americans really as uneducated and ignorant as portrayed in the media?
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.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
There's no rule.
Why don't I want to talk to my girlfriend when she loves me a lot? I feel bored.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.