Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 23.06.2025 07:47
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.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Diet Sodas May Actually Be Raising Your Diabetes Risk, New Study Says - EatingWell
There's no rule.
You'll usually find your answer there.
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.
R.I.P Loretta Swit: How well do you remember ''Hot Lips'' Houlihan? - MeTV
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Do you agree with Michael Moore that Donald Trump is "toast" in a political comeback?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.