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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262. | Eero (e007) | 83.63 | 96% | 2020-08-01 |
| 263. | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ (sebastiuon) | 83.62 | 96% | 2020-02-14 |
| 264. | antihd_ (antihd_) | 83.27 | 96% | 2019-10-27 |
| 265. | ~ (oriasine) | 82.65 | 98% | 2020-08-16 |
| 266. | Ethan (ethanloke) | 82.62 | 97% | 2020-06-26 |
| 267. | Frankly (auntybob) | 82.59 | 97% | 2020-05-07 |
| 268. | ndr2 (ndr2) | 82.45 | 97% | 2019-09-22 |
| 269. | Wilford (wilfordjason) | 82.16 | 96% | 2020-12-13 |
| 270. | 144p 1998 VW Beetle (stryke... | 82.13 | 97% | 2020-07-21 |
| 271. | Concomitant (dvorakdork) | 81.89 | 98% | 2019-10-23 |
| 272. | William (sneakywill) | 81.87 | 97% | 2019-10-24 |
| 273. | bolu (noskills_) | 81.85 | 98% | 2020-01-07 |
| 274. | Brian (tehpope) | 81.83 | 97% | 2020-03-26 |
| 275. | Liu (liusbl) | 81.81 | 97% | 2019-10-25 |
| 276. | Samuel (samfpandi) | 81.80 | 96% | 2019-09-02 |
| 277. | Clement (clement_ps) | 81.79 | 95% | 2020-12-04 |
| 278. | asic (asicengineer) | 81.78 | 97% | 2020-09-16 |
| 279. | Amber (typershark89) | 81.74 | 97% | 2020-04-09 |
| 280. | Khai (khaikhai2) | 81.72 | 96% | 2020-05-25 |
| 281. | bmoney (23bmoney23) | 81.61 | 95% | 2020-01-06 |
| 282. | Ronald (primarch) | 81.50 | 99% | 2020-03-16 |
| 283. | caique (caiquelira) | 81.33 | 98% | 2020-08-19 |
| 284. | tee (scint) | 81.30 | 95% | 2019-10-16 |
| 285. | Wassup (andylocks) | 81.16 | 96% | 2019-11-27 |
| 286. | iDeadly (ideadlyxd) | 81.12 | 96% | 2020-07-07 |
| 287. | Steven (szh02) | 81.01 | 96% | 2019-12-08 |
| 288. | GiftedOtter (giftedotter) | 80.96 | 98% | 2020-02-14 |
| 289. | Danico (danilad) | 80.95 | 98% | 2020-09-01 |
| 290. | g (georgetianke) | 80.84 | 98% | 2020-03-24 |
| 291. | elcheeguar (elcheeguar) | 80.82 | 98% | 2019-11-17 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |