Logo

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

11.06.2025 01:09

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.

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.

You'll usually find your answer there.

What should I expect after a BBL surgery?

There's no rule.

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

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

If babies could write, what questions would they ask on Quora?

Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.

Words are pronounced the way that 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.

Kelp forest collapse alters food web and energy dynamics in the Gulf of Maine - Phys.org

Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.