Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
08.06.2025 00:22
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Why do British people always write "xxx" after their names?
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's (not “whats”) the rule?
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
How do the youth in Taiwan perceive their national identity in relation to China?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
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.
Why are so many young teenage boys misogynistic? Where do they get these attitudes from?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.