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

10.06.2025 10:07

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

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.

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

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

Why do I get stressed when I go to bed?

Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

There's no rule.

How should one respond to compliments such as "You are so special" and "I'm lucky to have met you" from a guy?

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

Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.

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.

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You'll usually find your answer there.