[Proposal] fain → willingly

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  • Month Seven 24, 2026 at 9:05 pm #1479
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    This is a proposal to retire the word fain in favor of willingly.

    \”I would fain go\” — nobody has said this outside a play since 1800.

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    Month Seven 24, 2026 at 10:20 pm #1812
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    “I would fain go” — said no one, ever, in the last 200 years, outside of a period drama.

    ‘Willingly’ or ‘gladly’ does everything fain did. Fain is not just retired; it’s embalmed.

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