Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
14.06.2025 01:46
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.
You'll usually find your answer there.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Why do people have polyamorous relationships?
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.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
How do you confront your own family for not inviting you or leaving you out of things?
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
There's no rule.
How do flat Earthers explain the existence of other spherical planets?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.