prophesai for prophecy

[Wilson Gray]

According to the OED, the verb is spelled "prophesy," which, a la
Blanchette, I also pronounce [profIsai] or [prof at sai].

-Wilson

On 10/22/07, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> In "Elizabeth: Golden Age", Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) seems to say
> "prophesai" for the verb "prophecy". It's in the scene when she is
> speaking to the astrologer after she orders Sir Raleigh to prison. I
> don't think it's for dialect or time period effect, but simply a mistake
> that wasn't edited.
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> The only part I caught was the last two words of her utterance,
> "prophecy again". Either earlier in her sentence or in the sentence of
> her interlocutor, prophet/prophecy (noun) or something similar occurs.
> That earlier word and/or the vowel in "again" could possibly have had an
> effect.
>
> FWIW.
>
> Benjamin Barrett
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