Whats the rule that makes "please" pronounced the same as "pleas"?
14.06.2025 01:01
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.
What's (not “whats”) the rule?
When writing a novel, how can a character be developed well, but QUICKLY?
There's no rule.
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.
If you're curious about why a word is spelled the way it's spelled, your first recourse should be etymonline dot com.
How do you go about getting invited to an orgy?
You'll usually find your answer there.
Words are pronounced the way that they're pronounced.
Pleas is spelled <pleas> because it's the plural of pleas.
As a Chinese, what disgusts you about the Chinese society today?
Back in the day (circa 1300), it was written <plesen>.