Thursday, May 19, 2005

wee language rant

Please do not confuse "prophecy" and "prophesy." The first rhymes with "sea" and is a noun; the second rhymes with "sigh" and is a verb.

There is no verb "prophesize," despite what Morpheus says in the "The Matrix."


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