Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
10.06.2025 00:27
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
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.
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Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Why am I always so tired, no matter how much I sleep?
There's no rule.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
What have you learned from your parents' mistakes?
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.