Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
12.06.2025 07:42
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.
There's no rule.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
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What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
You'll usually find your answer there.
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Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of 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.
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.