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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| prophecy (n.), prophesy (v.) |
| Although in the past the noun and the verb have been spelled both ways, today they seem quite settled, with -cy for the noun, -sy for the verb. Their different pronunciations seem not to confuse: the noun is PRAH-fuh-see, the verb PRAH-fuh-SEI. The problem is only for the poor speller. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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