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==Phonetics== | ==Phonetics== | ||
The term "incelibate" has only four syllables and is thus easy to pronounce. The term "incel" has even less syllables; two, and is thus even easier to pronounce. The former has the advantage of being instantly recognizable since "celibate" is contemporary and in widespread usage, while for the latter there are no other words in the English language with close very permutations, sounds, or semantic equivalence | The term "incelibate" has only four syllables and is thus easy to pronounce. The term "incel" has even less syllables; two, and is thus even easier to pronounce. The former has the advantage of being instantly recognizable since "celibate" is contemporary and in widespread usage, while for the latter there are no other words in the English language with close very permutations, sounds, or semantic equivalence. | ||
The terms are simplified with its usage of simple grammar that befits Ogden's basic English. As such, it is easily malleable for linguistic morphology, which has been fully utilized in the [[incelosphere]] with the additional coinages of multiple derivatives through additions of affixes, such as in "[[inceldom]]", or prefixes, as in "[[mentalcel]]" etc. Both abbreviations are also catchy. The longer way of saying "incel" is "involuntarily celibate person", however this lengthened term is rarely used because it has 11 syllables. | The terms are simplified with its usage of simple grammar that befits Ogden's basic English. As such, it is easily malleable for linguistic morphology, which has been fully utilized in the [[incelosphere]] with the additional coinages of multiple derivatives through additions of affixes, such as in "[[inceldom]]", or prefixes, as in "[[mentalcel]]" etc. Both abbreviations are also catchy. The longer way of saying "incel" is "involuntarily celibate person", however this lengthened term is rarely used because it has 11 syllables. | ||
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==="Involuntary"=== | ==="Involuntary"=== | ||
Finally, the word "involuntary" in "involuntary celibacy" makes it somewhat of an umbrella term. The adjective "involuntary" is intentionally broad enough that it includes individuals from a broad spectrum of emotional or subjective experiences, including those who are angry about their situation, as well as those who are content with their situation. | Finally, the word "involuntary" in "involuntary celibacy" makes it somewhat of an umbrella term. The adjective "involuntary" is intentionally broad enough that it includes individuals from a broad spectrum of emotional or subjective experiences, including those who are angry about their situation, as well as those who are content with their situation. Although the terms "nonvolitional" and "unintentional" have identical meanings to "involuntary", the former two have the disadvantage of having the prefixes "non-" and "un-" that makes them intractably associated with a determinative rather than the intention of the coinage as a noun. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||