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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 899. | Foyez (aflextra) | 53.86 | 93% | 2020-08-26 |
| 900. | Phil (joot) | 53.85 | 96% | 2020-11-29 |
| 901. | Bernie (bernie557) | 53.84 | 95% | 2020-06-08 |
| 902. | PicturingFrames (frame_abil... | 53.79 | 91% | 2020-11-18 |
| 903. | George (giorgos1) | 53.75 | 93% | 2020-03-20 |
| 904. | Jem (jampr) | 53.67 | 95% | 2020-07-02 |
| 905. | crai (crai27) | 53.66 | 97% | 2020-12-10 |
| 906. | Led (ledstjames) | 53.63 | 98% | 2020-05-21 |
| 907. | Jed (erictheodore) | 53.62 | 96% | 2019-11-17 |
| 908. | Aaron (aaronlandau) | 53.61 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
| 909. | Erfan (erfan_feili) | 53.59 | 95% | 2020-09-30 |
| 910. | thespaghetti27 (thespaghett... | 53.58 | 95% | 2020-11-10 |
| 911. | vbop (vbop) | 53.48 | 94% | 2020-02-13 |
| 912. | Jonas (david_konka) | 53.48 | 96% | 2020-03-06 |
| 913. | Tinh (tinhnguyen) | 53.47 | 97% | 2019-09-29 |
| 914. | æ (ac343) | 53.46 | 97% | 2020-10-07 |
| 915. | sab (sabpap) | 53.41 | 97% | 2020-03-09 |
| 916. | Tiffany (fluffy0990) | 53.36 | 96% | 2020-04-13 |
| 917. | Jose (jgeer) | 53.32 | 97% | 2020-01-10 |
| 918. | DataCrusader (faruzzy) | 53.27 | 94% | 2019-11-25 |
| 919. | j3j3mon (slayerts02) | 53.19 | 95% | 2019-10-02 |
| 920. | Nexi (just_nexi) | 53.13 | 94% | 2020-08-23 |
| 921. | (mymymy141) | 53.06 | 97% | 2020-07-16 |
| 922. | Katsura (takasugi) | 53.04 | 95% | 2019-09-14 |
| 923. | Tomas (tigfiend) | 52.99 | 96% | 2019-09-08 |
| 924. | Anton (alejendaryguy) | 52.97 | 96% | 2020-08-26 |
| 925. | Roman (roman_kovalchuk) | 52.95 | 96% | 2019-11-27 |
| 926. | elio! (gabspyz) | 52.91 | 95% | 2020-04-09 |
| 927. | Danny (h4ndeye) | 52.64 | 96% | 2020-12-06 |
| 928. | rajnish (rajnishkumar31) | 52.63 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |