Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 01:24
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Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
There's no rule.
What is the more common way to say "you're welcome" in French: “De rien” or “Pas de problème”?
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.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
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Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
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.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
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What's (not “whats”) the rule?