[Proposal] fain → willingly

[zhonglish]

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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[zhonglish]

“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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