Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 04:11

If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Why did McLaren hope that the Ferrari pair would pit twice during the Italian Grand Prix?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
Final Fantasy 16 runs at 720p on Xbox Series X in performance mode - Video Games Chronicle
There's no rule.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
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.