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Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?

11.06.2025 08:55

Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?

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>.

There's no rule.

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Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.

Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

The Roman Empire at the time of Christ kept meticulous records. Why then, is there no record of the trial of Jesus?

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.

You'll usually find your answer there.

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If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.