Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 07:16
You'll usually find your answer there.
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>.
Why is my ex mad I moved on when he dumped me?
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
There's no rule.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
How can someone in your family purposely try to destroy your reputation?
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.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Supplement health risks to know about, plus a celebrity's 'brutal' infection - Fox News
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.