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What piece of technology can we not have because of society? (piefed.world)
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[–] -5 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

Not true. It could be downvoted more. Needs more downvotes.

P. S. prophesizing*

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'll grant it should be "a self fullfilling prophecy".
    But it never has a "z" in it.
    That comes from incorrectly thinking it needs similar similar patterns to other verbs.
    And this isn't some "simplified English" Vs "English" scenario. It's not even recognised as part of American English.

    https://www.askdifference.com/prophesized-vs-prophesied/

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  • [–] -5 points 5 months ago

    I take pride in my English, so I mean it when I say thank you.

    That said, seems we're both wrong. I was wrong to correct you. You're wrong in that "prophesize" is in fact a real word. "Prophesy" and "prophesize" mean the exact same thing. The former is the older classic spelling. The latter, while newer, seems to date back as far as the 19th century.

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