Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 04:05
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
How can I be okay with being ugly? What is the bright side?
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
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.
Why does my mother care about my sister more than me?
You'll usually find your answer there.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
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.
Why did the American's mulberry harbor not hold up after D-Day?
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.