Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
14.06.2025 12:51
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.
How do flat Earthers explain the existence of other spherical planets?
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.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
What is the most interesting question you can ask to get to know someone?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
You'll usually find your answer there.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Do you consider yourself pretty?
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.