prophesai for prophecy

[Jonathan Lighter]

The only pronunciation and spelling I've ever known for the verb in question are as Arnold and Wilson say.

  BTW, Cate is about to play the role of Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic.

  JL

"Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU> wrote:
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On Oct 22, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

> In "Elizabeth: Golden Age", Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) seems to say
> "prophesai" for the verb "prophecy".

?? the verb is "prophesy" and is pronounced with final /aj/. (this
is the only pronunciation the OED has, and the OED has no entry for a
verb "prophecy" -- only for a noun so spelled, and pronounced with
final /i/.)

arnold

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