#copyediting prophecy = noun prophesy = verb prophesied, not prophesized (which I really did just see) - ThreadSky

bcdreyer.social • 11 hours ago

#copyediting

prophecy = noun

prophesy = verb

prophesied, not prophesized (which I really did just see)

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mistergoodbye.bsky.social•11 hours ago

As a self-admitted grammar snob, I am utterly gobsmacked to have to mourn prophesized.

rfdude.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Maybe still use it something like "The new jeans I would need to buy if I successfully lose 25 pounds on my new diet is my prophesize!" ;-)

jessesword.com•10 hours ago

It rather famously appears in "The Times They Are A-Changin'", by a certain Nobel laureate.

bcdreyer.social•10 hours ago

Another reason for me to prefer Joni.

christopherharris.bsky.social•10 hours ago

(wonders whether the variant noun plural prophesies contributes to the confusery)

bcdreyer.social•10 hours ago

(which is why we steer clear of it)

christopherharris.bsky.social•10 hours ago

(I'd sooner drive off the road)

bcdreyer.social•10 hours ago

It’s like being allowed to spell loath as “loathe.” Fine, but why would you?????

christopherharris.bsky.social•10 hours ago

All those th/the pairs confuse (some) folks as it is. Giving an adjective pass to loathe is just saying "Let's create a problem because English spelling doesn't have enough of them!"

christopherharris.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Aside: A climbing friend is affectionately know to our group as "the sloth" because he climbs like one. I told a friend the other day he was slothing up a wall (rhymes with loathing, from slothe).

rlheppner.bsky.social•9 hours ago

For both the verb and the adjective?

ninamelechen.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I blame Dylan.

trysalis.bsky.social•1 hour ago

You’re doing the Lord’s work.

polking.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I've found it difficult to find a mattress for my prophesized bed.

pollhereford.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Guess my weight in two year's time?

winnipeggreg.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I have a hard time watching the first Matrix with Morpheus’ crystal clear “prophesized”

abstract53.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I’m glad you are in the world.

som-snytt.bsky.social•25 minutes ago

a prop, he-sized, would be Thor's hammer

floridacatlady47.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I'm not sure how to tell you thank you without sounding like a crazy catlady. (Yes, I bought your book.)

Your editing tips have streamlined my everyday writing. It's just email and texts. Nothing big. But I am noticing a difference after I hunt for floofiness.

pymundgenealogy.com•11 hours ago

I only realized it's ‘prophesied’ and not ‘prophesized’ about a week ago

skycaelum.bsky.social•7 hours ago

🤔

I excelled at English lit and to be honest...

I will never comprehend the English language

I've only been speaking it MY ENTIRE LIFE 🤣🤣🤣

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