Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
10.06.2025 01:25
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.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
What caused the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential campaign to implode so horrifically?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
What does 'Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys’ mean (Ezekiel 23:20)?
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.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Why are leftist movements so popular among young people?
There's no rule.