Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
15.06.2025 03:59
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
Have you ever secretly watched someone while they were doing something private?
Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.
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.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
What type of crossdresser are you?
There's no rule.
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.
Why would my husband cheat on me with an ugly fat woman?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.