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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 992. | Turi (haditoori) | 47.78 | 94% | 2020-04-01 |
| 993. | pfft001 (pfft001) | 47.77 | 95% | 2020-04-26 |
| 994. | Sasim (sasim) | 47.68 | 94% | 2019-12-03 |
| 995. | sneha (sneha_1503) | 47.67 | 97% | 2019-11-21 |
| 996. | Tim (timmysanantonio) | 47.50 | 94% | 2019-12-02 |
| 997. | Austin (quanglamtran346) | 47.43 | 96% | 2020-11-30 |
| 998. | Mauro (mmudz_) | 47.41 | 95% | 2020-04-08 |
| 999. | emily (emilyrs) | 47.36 | 93% | 2020-04-08 |
| 1000. | me (plnep) | 47.30 | 95% | 2020-10-29 |
| 1001. | Eric (ercz16) | 47.23 | 95% | 2020-08-23 |
| 1002. | Yusuf (yusuft2) | 46.78 | 96% | 2020-02-21 |
| 1003. | Lobsang (karukami) | 46.71 | 99% | 2020-11-21 |
| 1004. | rushil (rushil17chawla) | 46.70 | 95% | 2019-09-13 |
| 1005. | Aaron (aaronjt12) | 46.67 | 96% | 2020-01-12 |
| 1006. | Vijay (shere_khan) | 46.17 | 93% | 2019-11-17 |
| 1007. | Khanon (zero1010_) | 46.17 | 93% | 2019-10-12 |
| 1008. | Taz (tazza1) | 46.01 | 93% | 2020-04-15 |
| 1009. | Esman (hedwyn_the_nomad) | 45.97 | 97% | 2020-08-23 |
| 1010. | Dicky (dickykpd) | 45.91 | 94% | 2020-10-02 |
| 1011. | Harry (harry8796) | 45.82 | 95% | 2020-09-26 |
| 1012. | nutmeg (jv13) | 45.38 | 95% | 2020-10-15 |
| 1013. | Andrew (abreeson) | 45.38 | 95% | 2019-10-15 |
| 1014. | ALED (elassyo) | 45.32 | 96% | 2019-11-18 |
| 1015. | Dan (galactusx) | 45.31 | 96% | 2020-11-04 |
| 1016. | Muhammed Murad (mkmusafir) | 45.08 | 96% | 2020-04-13 |
| 1017. | Flexy (djfklsdaf) | 45.08 | 96% | 2020-07-06 |
| 1018. | Anand 🇳🇵 (anand_from_... | 44.90 | 96% | 2019-10-07 |
| 1019. | Ricci (richi_milosch) | 44.59 | 98% | 2020-09-12 |
| 1020. | UpATree (upatree) | 44.53 | 93% | 2020-02-08 |
| 1021. | اعجاذ Øسين (s183ds... | 44.21 | 97% | 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 |