Grammar/language peeve of the day

[aadler]

There.
Is.
No.
Such.
Word.
As.
“Prophesize”.

A prophecy is a prediction of the future. To prophesy is to make a prediction (presumably a true prediction) of the future. Prophesize just means …

It means you don’t know a f**king thing about what (you think) you’re talking about.

Learn the damn language, people.

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