Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
11.06.2025 17:41
There's no rule.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
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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.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
Why would my nipples hurt when I touch them?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
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.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Why does it matter so much to atheists that God doesn't exist?
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.