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

13.06.2025 06:16

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

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

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.

Have you ever seen your wife being fucked?

You'll usually find your answer there.

There's no rule.

Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.

What happens if someone fills up their car at the pump but leaves without paying? How is this situation typically handled?

Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.

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

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

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