Comments on: Prophecy or Prophesy: Which Spelling Is Correct? https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/spelling/prophecy-or-prophesy/ GrammarBook.com Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 By: Rowland Wateridge https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/spelling/prophecy-or-prophesy/#comment-1571366 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:31:24 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5402#comment-1571366 Interesting, as Garner’s Modern American Usage notes that “Prophesy for prophecy is at stage 3 of language change: it’s common even among educated speakers and writers.” So not a Brit thing! I think it’s still mainly prophecy for the noun and prophesy for the verb in England. It sometimes throws people in Bible readings in church getting the wrong pronunciation from how they read it!

]]> By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/spelling/prophecy-or-prophesy/#comment-1566045 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:04:43 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5402#comment-1566045 In reply to Becky.

The word “prophesy” is typically used as a verb in both American and British English. If you come across “prophesy” as a noun, that usage would suggest British spelling as opposed to American. U.S. English spells the noun as “prophecy.”

]]> By: Becky https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/spelling/prophecy-or-prophesy/#comment-1565785 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:58:25 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5402#comment-1565785 Do the Brits spell these the same way? I’m reading something that refers to “the prophesy” & I’m wondering if it’s a spelling error or if it’s just British.

]]> By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/spelling/prophecy-or-prophesy/#comment-1523320 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:42:30 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5402#comment-1523320 In reply to Pravin.

prophesied

]]> By: Pravin https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/spelling/prophecy-or-prophesy/#comment-1521553 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:14:12 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5402#comment-1521553 What is the past tense of prophesy?
He prophesied, prophesyed, or something else?

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