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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 960. | Steven (stevie03) | 49.48 | 94% | 2020-01-08 |
| 961. | melkiyar (melkiyar3) | 49.43 | 97% | 2020-02-05 |
| 962. | Mohammed (guitarist999) | 49.37 | 96% | 2020-12-07 |
| 963. | Divya (divya_16) | 49.36 | 95% | 2020-02-07 |
| 964. | Basone01 (basone01) | 49.26 | 95% | 2019-09-19 |
| 965. | HADI (adilmuhammadi) | 49.16 | 97% | 2020-01-14 |
| 966. | boop (sir_uwu) | 49.12 | 95% | 2019-11-25 |
| 967. | Casper (venomizedcasper) | 48.97 | 94% | 2019-10-12 |
| 968. | Keanan (poisonvoid) | 48.90 | 94% | 2019-12-01 |
| 969. | Adam (adamt_543) | 48.86 | 95% | 2020-08-21 |
| 970. | Xun (zhuxun2) | 48.79 | 96% | 2020-01-04 |
| 971. | Shubham (bamshaw) | 48.77 | 94% | 2020-04-20 |
| 972. | Howlh (howlh) | 48.74 | 93% | 2019-09-08 |
| 973. | Hunter (wizardhunter11) | 48.52 | 94% | 2020-04-07 |
| 974. | Raj (typeracingnub) | 48.39 | 94% | 2020-03-17 |
| 975. | bigwayv (bigwayv) | 48.34 | 98% | 2020-03-05 |
| 976. | Flamegull (flamegull) | 48.16 | 95% | 2020-03-05 |
| 977. | Roy (royroyking) | 48.13 | 95% | 2020-12-11 |
| 978. | awooomeh (twnoob) | 47.87 | 96% | 2019-09-21 |
| 979. | HadiToori (haditoori) | 47.78 | 94% | 2020-04-01 |
| 980. | pfft001 (pfft001) | 47.77 | 95% | 2020-04-26 |
| 981. | Sasim (sasim) | 47.68 | 94% | 2019-12-03 |
| 982. | sneha (sneha_1503) | 47.67 | 97% | 2019-11-21 |
| 983. | Tim (timmysanantonio) | 47.50 | 94% | 2019-12-02 |
| 984. | Austin (quanglamtran346) | 47.43 | 96% | 2020-11-30 |
| 985. | Mauro (mmudz_) | 47.41 | 95% | 2020-04-08 |
| 986. | emily (emilyrs) | 47.36 | 93% | 2020-04-08 |
| 987. | me (plnep) | 47.30 | 95% | 2020-10-29 |
| 988. | Eric (ercz16) | 47.23 | 95% | 2020-08-23 |
| 989. | Yusuf (yusuft2) | 46.78 | 96% | 2020-02-21 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |