Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
08.06.2025 08:26
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
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?
Why can’t the British eat or drink anything unless they place a table cloth on the table first?
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.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
He led George W. Bush's PEPFAR program to stop AIDS. Now he fears for its future - NPR
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
There's no rule.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Why did my ex move on so quickly?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.