Take, for example, bridegroom, or groom. In Middle English (ca. 1200-1500), the original term was goom (= man). The extra -r- was added centuries ago by false association with someone who works in a stable to care for horses. America's greatest lexicographer, Noah Webster, fought in vain in the early 19th century to make a man on his wedding day the bridegoom and all his attendants the goomsmen. But the English-speaking people would have none of it - they wanted their extra -r-, and they got it. The harmless mutation survived, and today we're wedded to it.
—from Garner's Modern English Usage, a book by Bryan Garner
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458. | Brigid (riniti) | 72.79 | 95% | 2019-10-25 |
| 459. | Chang (changzzz) | 72.76 | 98% | 2020-10-09 |
| 460. | a speedy child (zerogamerz491) | 72.74 | 97% | 2020-03-02 |
| 461. | 🌊 (momentai) | 72.69 | 97% | 2019-12-06 |
| 462. | Qizot (qizot) | 72.65 | 98% | 2020-04-14 |
| 463. | Aaron (yoyoyonono) | 72.65 | 95% | 2020-03-17 |
| 464. | Neko (pippaola) | 72.65 | 96% | 2020-03-08 |
| 465. | nice'nslow (annoyingkid) | 72.64 | 98% | 2020-09-14 |
| 466. | SkyPromp (skyprompdvorak) | 72.61 | 97.3% | 2024-10-05 |
| 467. | Max (madmaxishipandjiggy) | 72.58 | 97% | 2020-01-13 |
| 468. | simen (weeooweeoo) | 72.58 | 97% | 2019-10-15 |
| 469. | Sarah (sarah2005meow) | 72.56 | 97% | 2020-03-27 |
| 470. | Vlad (hunter4858) | 72.52 | 97% | 2019-11-08 |
| 471. | Hurulv (hurulv) | 72.44 | 98% | 2019-09-02 |
| 472. | e (eddyhack) | 72.26 | 96% | 2020-03-26 |
| 473. | piggyfan2 (piggyfan2) | 72.06 | 96% | 2020-01-31 |
| 474. | Abner (abnermtj) | 71.99 | 96% | 2019-11-25 |
| 475. | TheCrether (thecrether) | 71.99 | 95% | 2019-10-14 |
| 476. | Juan (unbilivavl) | 71.97 | 96% | 2020-09-29 |
| 477. | BarbBlackburn (3xx8iycrr3xy... | 71.91 | 98% | 2020-10-17 |
| 478. | phardsz (phardsz) | 71.90 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
| 479. | Ita (ita17) | 71.88 | 96% | 2020-02-06 |
| 480. | Niklas (niklash) | 71.87 | 97% | 2020-12-06 |
| 481. | Cosmic (cosmicuser) | 71.79 | 96% | 2020-11-02 |
| 482. | Fexo (fexer) | 71.75 | 96% | 2020-09-23 |
| 483. | Tyler (cyvix) | 71.73 | 98% | 2020-11-29 |
| 484. | Hassan (ha559) | 71.68 | 97% | 2020-09-18 |
| 485. | YoGurt (yogurt026) | 71.66 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
| 486. | Jonas (jonasjul) | 71.66 | 98% | 2020-02-20 |
| 487. | getfingrd (piggo1228) | 71.49 | 95% | 2019-11-22 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |