Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 17:03
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
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.
What was your most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in public?
There's no rule.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
You'll usually find your answer there.
When British people write X after everything, are they being serious or trying not to be awkward?
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>.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
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.