Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 23.06.2025 00:04
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Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Why is our generation so unhappy?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
There's no rule.
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.
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.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?