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Topic: Prophecy: a pet peeve of mine
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zephyr
Member (Idle past 4577 days) Posts: 821 From: FOB Taji, Iraq Joined: 04-22-2003
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Message 1 of 23 (206538)
05-09-2005 4:08 PM
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All right, I'm going to put my anal-retentive editor's cap on and set everyone straight now. I'm tired of people arguing about prophets and prophecies and not knowing how to use the relevant lingo properly. I personally am not even interested in prophecy any more, and I know how to do this. I feel you should be required to know the basic terminology of a subject before you argue about it, and yet the misuses of terminology are as common as the proper usages (and, yes, that may be a shamelessly fabricated anecdotal statistic, but it is pretty close). I realize that not many of us have been properly instructed in this area, and learning by example has taught many of us the wrong way, so please do not take this personally - it's not intended that way. All the same, I am here to set the record straight. So, here it is: Prophet: NOUN. One divinely inspired to share special knowledge or predictions with the human race. Ex: "Jeff is a prophet. I know because he told me so." Prophecy: NOUN, I repeat, NOUN. The last syllable is pronounced "SEE". Meaning: a piece or pieces of information, predictions, or other sayings uttered by a PROPHET. See above. Ex: "Jeff gave us a prophecy, saying 'such and such shall come to pass in some place, and things will be done to stuff by people.' And there was great rejoicing." Prophesy: VERB, I repeat, and I repeat again, VERB. The last syllable is pronounced "SIGH"! Meaning: to utter a prophe cy or prophe cies; to do what prophets do. Ex: "Jeff prophesied unspeakably horrific doom to all who failed to heed his grammatical doctrine." Prophesize, prophesise, prophecied, et cetera: ARE NOT REAL WORDS! THEY DO NOT EXIST! DO NOT USE THEM OR I WILL KICK YOUR EVER-LOVING @$$!!! I hope all of this is perfectly clear. Starting tomorrow, angels with flaming swords will be posted at the forum entrances, and there will be a test....
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coffee_addict
Member (Idle past 504 days) Posts: 3645 From: Indianapolis, IN Joined: 03-29-2004
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Message 2 of 23 (206563)
05-09-2005 5:20 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by zephyr 05-09-2005 4:08 PM
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You know, I can't recall when I have ever gotten those confused.
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zephyr
Member (Idle past 4577 days) Posts: 821 From: FOB Taji, Iraq Joined: 04-22-2003
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...and we all salute you. Or at least I do
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jar
Member (Idle past 421 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 4 of 23 (206581)
05-09-2005 6:40 PM
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Reply to: Message 3 by zephyr 05-09-2005 6:08 PM
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It's all the fault of non-context-sensitive spell checkers. Or gays. Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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mikehager
Member (Idle past 6494 days) Posts: 534 Joined: 09-02-2004
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Message 5 of 23 (206599)
05-09-2005 7:44 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by zephyr 05-09-2005 4:08 PM
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Neener neener neener
Prophesize, prophesise, prophecied Now, now... one of those three is a word. Prophesize, a verb meaning "To select the largest possible prophecy". As in, "I don't care for Ruth. I prefer to prophesize and read revelations."
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jar
Member (Idle past 421 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 6 of 23 (206605)
05-09-2005 8:03 PM
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Reply to: Message 5 by mikehager 05-09-2005 7:44 PM
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Re: Neener neener neener
Is that like supersize as in, "Do you want to supersize that Whopper with Cheese?" and other such technical terms necessary for success in today's economy? Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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mikehager
Member (Idle past 6494 days) Posts: 534 Joined: 09-02-2004
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Message 7 of 23 (206606)
05-09-2005 8:16 PM
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Reply to: Message 6 by jar 05-09-2005 8:03 PM
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Re: Neener neener neener
That was what I was going for.
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zephyr
Member (Idle past 4577 days) Posts: 821 From: FOB Taji, Iraq Joined: 04-22-2003
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Message 8 of 23 (206620)
05-09-2005 10:09 PM
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Man, I totally prophescized taht this would happen. buncha smartass replize like yousual.
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arachnophilia
Member (Idle past 1371 days) Posts: 9069 From: god's waiting room Joined: 05-21-2004
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Message 9 of 23 (206643)
05-10-2005 12:53 AM
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Reply to: Message 1 by zephyr 05-09-2005 4:08 PM
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Jeff is a prophet see brenna? told you so. אָרַח
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macaroniandcheese 
Suspended Member (Idle past 3955 days) Posts: 4258 Joined: 05-24-2004
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*sigh*
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zephyr
Member (Idle past 4577 days) Posts: 821 From: FOB Taji, Iraq Joined: 04-22-2003
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...of course, in my case, "pedantic asshole" works just as well
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arachnophilia
Member (Idle past 1371 days) Posts: 9069 From: god's waiting room Joined: 05-21-2004
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Message 12 of 23 (206962)
05-11-2005 6:48 AM
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Reply to: Message 11 by zephyr 05-10-2005 11:52 AM
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no no, this just confirms my suspicions... אָרַח
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zephyr
Member (Idle past 4577 days) Posts: 821 From: FOB Taji, Iraq Joined: 04-22-2003
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Hehe... well, I try to avoid publicizing it too much, but it's the Truth.
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arachnophilia
Member (Idle past 1371 days) Posts: 9069 From: god's waiting room Joined: 05-21-2004
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Message 14 of 23 (207087)
05-11-2005 12:16 PM
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Reply to: Message 13 by zephyr 05-11-2005 10:15 AM
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no no i meant regarding me אָרַח
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zephyr
Member (Idle past 4577 days) Posts: 821 From: FOB Taji, Iraq Joined: 04-22-2003
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You too, huh? Are you a Jeff? Well, i guess there's room for more than one in the house. This message has been edited by zephyr, 05-11-2005 01:12 PM
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