Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
13.06.2025 14:51
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Would you let your son wear leggings to school?
There's no rule.
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.
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.
What is the rudest/meanest thing a family member has said to you?
You'll usually find your answer there.
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.
Why do people procrastinate and how can they stop?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.