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Who thought the name Captain Ancap was any good in the first place? Say that out out. It's a syllabic palindrome and just feels bad to say and sounds worse. Which is appropriate but like Ancapman. NAPtain Ancap would be at least sorta clever and give him a characteristic.
I thought palindromes were good because it allows the reader to assume it was planned
I'm also gonna use this as a chance to post my favorite real palindromes:
"Go deliver a dare vile dog"
"Borrow or rob"
"Egad alas a salad age"
"Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo"
Doc, note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod!
Nice!
Rats live on no evil star.
Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog.
Do geese see god?
The first two are good, the second two are nonsense
Ok the 4th is an actual sentence, but such a specific context
I removed punctuation. I use 'egad, alas, a salad age' pretty often at work when we get a flood of salad orders. You can use number 4 as an insult and get it going as a normal ohrase
The salad age is certainly a vibe
Syllabic palindromes are usually the opposite. They're generally tongue twisters to a point and always sound awkward.
The intentionality though, it displays creative use of language
It's pretty much always by accident if it's that awkward out loud. Especially in this case as a Superhero name. If you're making up a Superhero shouting "never fear (name) is here!" is a good test. If it sounds bad maybe change it
Superheroes are from a written format though
So is poetry, how words sound should stipple be considered in your writing. I didn't read Captain Ancap literally out loud, it sounded awkward in my head.
Huh, the hard c into c gave it a symmetry my brain found pleasing despite the meaning. It rolls into itself.
The 'an-an' in the middle bugs me.
The an in captain is pronounced different tho, it’s not capt-an
Or am I pronouncing the an in ancap harder with the a than I should?
Depends on your accent. It's the same sound for me.
Makes sense