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

13.06.2025 02:52

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.

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

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

Hillary thinks we must censor or "we lose total control". Why does she demand total control?

You'll usually find your answer there.

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

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 isइस संसार में पहले भागवान आया की इंसान?

Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.

What's (not “whats”) the rule?

Please is an anglicization of the French word plaisir.

What do you think of Vance using a clip of an embarrassed teenager from almost 20 years ago in an attempt to bully Kamala Harris?

There's no rule.