Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 04:28
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
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You'll usually find your answer there.
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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>.
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.
Can you explain the difference between God and atma according to the Bhagavad-Gita?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
There's no rule.
Why did lobsters evolve bright colors if they are neither poisonous nor venomous?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.