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Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?

10.06.2025 11:31

Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?

You'll usually find your answer there.

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.

How did you get to be a leftist?

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.

Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

Why do a bra and panties have to match?

There's no rule.

Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.

Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.

What was the most inappropriate thing your parent caught you doing as a teen? Was in the bedroom, I thought nobody else was home. My sister and I shared that bedroom but I knew she was gone. I didn’t know my dad was home though.

If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.