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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

02 Jan 2026 • 2 min read
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1985 Tennessee license plate with the motto “Volunteer State”

voluntary / volunteer

2 January 2026 The adjective voluntary has a rather straightforward etymology. It comes from the Latin voluntarius, meaning willing, of one’s own choice, via the Old French voluntaire. The Latin noun voluntas means will or desire. The first English incarnation of the word is the noun volunte, meaning will
02 Jan 2026 3 min read
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missionary position

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Photo of a maroon football helmet sitting on a football field that bears a profile image of a Native American man

redskin / red man

31 December 2025 Redskin, a disparaging term for a Native American, is over two and a half centuries old. It is first recorded in a transcript and translation of a speech given by Chief Maringouin, of the Illinois people, on 26 August 1769. It was interpreted by a Frenchman from
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