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I didn’t actually use the F word.

As it now seems to be just a question of semantics and finding a way of describing what people are doing when they make a choice without using the word “free”, I vote in order of preference:

2, 1. 4.

“Of own volition” seems to capture best what is meant. To tell the truth, I can’t really see all that much difference between the first two and “did it freely”. The last one is rather archaic while “wilfully” is positively misleading. So I’m not voting for that even as a 4th preference. I wouldn’t vote for “of free will” either, as it too is misleading and some people kick up such a fuss about it.