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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

01 Feb 2025

I have a post on the Strong Language blog on the most popular Pornhub search terms in 2024, from hentai to twink to Mormon threesome. Be sure to check it out.

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25 March 2026 Speed is a word with a rather straightforward etymology but one with several archaic meanings that may be surprising to some. It is from the Old English word sped, which, among other senses, carried the meaning of quickness, swiftness that we are familiar with today. In Old
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