Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 06:36
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What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
When do you feel most peaceful ever?
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.
You'll usually find your answer there.
What is one thing you've learned from life?
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.
There's no rule.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
How many wishes do people get on their birthday?
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.