[Proposal] retain → keep

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  • July 24, 2026 at 9:05 pm #1518
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    This is a proposal to retire the word retain in favor of keep.

    Latin root. \”Retain information\” → \”keep information.\” Lawyers retain; everyone else keeps.

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