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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345. | Jakab (schttj) | 77.77 | 97% | 2020-10-21 |
| 346. | Simon (sxmxn) | 77.73 | 96% | 2019-12-06 |
| 347. | Avi (st3phan0) | 77.69 | 96% | 2019-10-07 |
| 348. | EuSouAFazenda (eusouafazenda) | 77.67 | 97% | 2020-02-26 |
| 349. | Loser (dmred49) | 77.64 | 96% | 2019-12-04 |
| 350. | djk (dongju142) | 77.63 | 97% | 2020-07-30 |
| 351. | Kevin (kevinthelegend) | 77.59 | 96% | 2020-01-17 |
| 352. | Dett (dettero) | 77.56 | 97% | 2020-12-13 |
| 353. | Saul (saulvsoto) | 77.38 | 96% | 2020-10-07 |
| 354. | aj (peanut2004) | 77.29 | 97% | 2020-10-10 |
| 355. | imtiaz ali channar tandojam... | 77.25 | 97% | 2020-03-14 |
| 356. | TehGamingNub (tehgaming_nub) | 77.23 | 97% | 2020-11-19 |
| 357. | Hasan (notelex) | 77.04 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
| 358. | Nikos (nikpag00) | 77.03 | 97% | 2019-10-27 |
| 359. | JOhn (grasshoppr13) | 77.01 | 97% | 2020-02-19 |
| 360. | Chris (jct314) | 76.90 | 98% | 2020-02-10 |
| 361. | Mel (nc0de) | 76.82 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
| 362. | Regaining (amirpci) | 76.79 | 96% | 2020-05-23 |
| 363. | mfs (mfs_racer) | 76.65 | 95% | 2019-09-08 |
| 364. | Vakariis (vakariis) | 76.65 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
| 365. | Smurferino (smurfaccount1337) | 76.62 | 96% | 2020-04-24 |
| 366. | Denny (shizkr) | 76.60 | 99% | 2020-06-08 |
| 367. | Chicken (deliomio) | 76.59 | 98% | 2020-04-27 |
| 368. | Jason (acerpacemaker) | 76.55 | 98% | 2020-08-04 |
| 369. | Tom (tomkha12) | 76.55 | 97% | 2020-08-08 |
| 370. | Ducky (duckybacca) | 76.49 | 95% | 2020-03-20 |
| 371. | Jackson (jcellis740) | 76.40 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
| 372. | erty (someone8888) | 76.33 | 96% | 2019-10-14 |
| 373. | J (falsekrakk808) | 76.30 | 97% | 2020-10-15 |
| 374. | Jiang (jghjianghan) | 76.20 | 96% | 2020-01-04 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |