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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417. | China (dvorak_king) | 73.93 | 96% | 2020-05-19 |
| 418. | (laance) | 73.87 | 95% | 2019-12-07 |
| 419. | (ptran) | 73.86 | 98% | 2020-11-10 |
| 420. | carleel (menamesringo) | 73.80 | 95% | 2020-04-10 |
| 421. | (concurrent) | 73.72 | 97% | 2020-04-09 |
| 422. | (euthymia) | 73.70 | 97% | 2019-11-25 |
| 423. | Mahmoud (opssheesh) | 73.66 | 96% | 2020-04-14 |
| 424. | (lemoninapie) | 73.66 | 96% | 2020-08-23 |
| 425. | gleek (ihavekillaura) | 73.62 | 95% | 2019-09-27 |
| 426. | (aidag) | 73.48 | 98% | 2020-10-14 |
| 427. | (murijo) | 73.47 | 98% | 2020-07-22 |
| 428. | (eager69) | 73.47 | 96% | 2019-09-17 |
| 429. | (ocfl8888) | 73.42 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 430. | (davidjohnston15) | 73.41 | 96% | 2019-10-21 |
| 431. | (arekbg) | 73.38 | 97% | 2020-04-10 |
| 432. | (xderbyx) | 73.36 | 95% | 2020-01-24 |
| 433. | (paronsrpk) | 73.33 | 97% | 2019-10-12 |
| 434. | elnino (elnio2803) | 73.33 | 97% | 2020-05-26 |
| 435. | (ren_ro) | 73.29 | 97% | 2020-08-17 |
| 436. | Mendel (mendeljacks) | 73.27 | 98% | 2020-07-15 |
| 437. | (losertyperlul) | 73.25 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
| 438. | (cuber988) | 73.24 | 96% | 2020-11-25 |
| 439. | (bigbronzebuddha) | 73.20 | 96% | 2020-05-07 |
| 440. | (coraza) | 73.09 | 96% | 2020-01-30 |
| 441. | (rikaine) | 73.09 | 96% | 2020-12-11 |
| 442. | (cinnamooon) | 73.01 | 97% | 2020-11-29 |
| 443. | (shaybas) | 73.01 | 95% | 2020-01-14 |
| 444. | (sertouchme) | 73.00 | 97% | 2020-12-05 |
| 445. | i love typing!!! (hebibuki) | 72.92 | 95% | 2020-01-27 |
| 446. | G (zger) | 72.91 | 96% | 2020-03-22 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |