(01-29-2019, 01:21 PM)Inquisitive Raven Wrote: Let me state for the record that I loathe the word "incant." AFAICT, it's a back-formation from "incantation" that was invented by fanfic writers. English already has a perfectly good word for the purpose, "chant." Note that both "chant" and "incantation" have the same Latin root; they just entered the English language via different, ahem, routes.
Also Grammarly flagged "incant" as an error while I was writing this reply and dictionary.com doesn't recognize the word. I checked.
Sorry to leave you disenchanted. I'll recant the word I decanted just as soon as I can canter over to the edit post button, and cantilever that word right out.
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