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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 827. | Alan (bl4n) | 57.33 | 96% | 2020-07-24 |
| 828. | Jeff (stemer) | 57.28 | 95% | 2020-01-02 |
| 829. | Thomas (thomas70) | 57.25 | 98% | 2020-04-04 |
| 830. | Typing🤯🤯🤯 (sirsoup) | 57.20 | 95% | 2020-09-24 |
| 831. | Karan (iamkaran2) | 57.07 | 96% | 2020-05-29 |
| 832. | 6_speed (6_speed) | 57.01 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
| 833. | Maxim (kosoyman) | 56.96 | 95% | 2020-04-19 |
| 834. | Aneesh (aneeshkher) | 56.93 | 97% | 2019-11-20 |
| 835. | Diego (megax454) | 56.93 | 97% | 2020-05-19 |
| 836. | Pessi (pessiboe) | 56.69 | 96% | 2020-08-25 |
| 837. | T (justpie) | 56.67 | 96% | 2020-06-11 |
| 838. | oscar (oscarhinxdd) | 56.64 | 99% | 2020-07-01 |
| 839. | William (wmechnig) | 56.60 | 96% | 2019-11-04 |
| 840. | ICKOStreet (ickostreet) | 56.59 | 93% | 2020-02-01 |
| 841. | infolepsy (acceleradiance) | 56.56 | 94% | 2019-11-28 |
| 842. | Thelonious (thelonious) | 56.55 | 96% | 2020-11-29 |
| 843. | David (davidhighlands) | 56.54 | 98% | 2020-09-09 |
| 844. | UwU (strizx) | 56.54 | 94% | 2019-10-02 |
| 845. | David (azoreofinom) | 56.50 | 94% | 2019-12-03 |
| 846. | stornev (stornev_) | 56.47 | 97% | 2020-10-15 |
| 847. | kb noob (akh7) | 56.37 | 96% | 2020-02-20 |
| 848. | Billy (billynoodles) | 56.34 | 96% | 2019-09-11 |
| 849. | xpaze (xpaze) | 56.32 | 94% | 2020-05-28 |
| 850. | Ren (lunaren) | 56.30 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 851. | Vimim (tovtype) | 56.28 | 97% | 2020-01-12 |
| 852. | Hari (magarhari088) | 56.28 | 96% | 2020-01-29 |
| 853. | Sebastian (0rangetree) | 56.26 | 96% | 2020-02-08 |
| 854. | iam (iamstanrev) | 56.18 | 95% | 2019-10-12 |
| 855. | Decki (decki) | 56.17 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
| 856. | S (kiizig) | 56.14 | 95% | 2019-10-17 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |