Logo

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

12.06.2025 01:30

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

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

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

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.

Can men and women be friends?

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

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

There's no rule.

Tony Awards: Predicting the Winners Using Just Math - The Hollywood Reporter

Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.

Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.

You'll usually find your answer there.

Trump attends UFC championship fight in New Jersey, taking a break from Musk feud for cage fights - AP News

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.