Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 04:25
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Nvidia CEO Pays Tribute To Late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata In New Switch 2 Video - Kotaku
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
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.
FAA will restrict flights at Newark airport through end of year - NJ.com
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.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
There's no rule.
ChatGPT's AI coder Codex now lets you choose the best solution - BleepingComputer
You'll usually find your answer there.