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

09.06.2025 16:21

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

Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

There's no rule.

Are there girls here who like group sex?

You'll usually find your answer there.

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 should I do to stop being angered easily?

Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.

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.

Why do liberals think it is okay to steal votes while the rest of us obey the law(s)?

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.