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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281. | index finger spacebar user ... | 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 |
| 292. | (l__l) | 80.81 | 96% | 2019-11-10 |
| 293. | Matt (matt9876) | 80.80 | 98% | 2020-06-08 |
| 294. | Mark (veltzer) | 80.73 | 98% | 2020-07-11 |
| 295. | Midnight (midnightrevenger) | 80.72 | 97% | 2020-12-07 |
| 296. | Moronic Typer (yong955143) | 80.66 | 98% | 2020-11-20 |
| 297. | Kier (kierr12) | 80.63 | 97% | 2020-01-28 |
| 298. | Alesandro (alesandroalbert) | 80.49 | 96% | 2019-10-04 |
| 299. | doquan (doquannnn) | 80.47 | 97% | 2020-03-18 |
| 300. | kir (kiranv1584) | 80.45 | 97% | 2020-10-13 |
| 301. | 312211 (312211) | 80.36 | 97% | 2019-11-15 |
| 302. | Atas (atas) | 80.33 | 97% | 2019-12-27 |
| 303. | Chris (faafdoof) | 80.32 | 97% | 2020-04-15 |
| 304. | eggs979 (eggs979) | 80.30 | 97% | 2019-09-24 |
| 305. | Sean (wingless8ird) | 80.17 | 97% | 2020-12-15 |
| 306. | Ronak (ronakkaria) | 80.14 | 95% | 2019-11-13 |
| 307. | KetanaBlade (ketanablade) | 80.12 | 96% | 2020-11-11 |
| 308. | oof (killafever) | 80.11 | 97% | 2019-09-23 |
| 309. | AL1 (al1_16) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-06-10 |
| 310. | Erik (er_a) | 79.89 | 96% | 2019-10-13 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |