Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
11.06.2025 23:58
You'll usually find your answer there.
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.
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.
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.
As an atheist don't you really feel fear for committing sins which are not violating national laws?
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
There's no rule.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
When do you feel most peaceful ever?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.