Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 01:25
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.
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.
Why should we share our wife with others?
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
What is the most overrated pleasure? Why?
There's no rule.
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 is the funniest joke you've been told that you still think about to this day?
You'll usually find your answer there.