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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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impeach / impeachment

12 December 2025 The verb to impeach has a straightforward and unsurprising etymology, but the noun impeachment has an unusual twist. The English verb to impeach is a late fourteenth century borrowing from the Anglo-Norman empescher. This French verb comes from the medieval Latin impedicare, meaning to entangle or hinder,
12 Dec 2025 4 min read
Graph showing marked rise over time in the UK in those claiming “no religion” and a decline in “Anglican/Protestant”
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nones (religious) (Copy)

12 Dec 2025 4 min read
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Words of the Year (So Far)

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