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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 964. | Kratagya (chutiyatyper) | 49.89 | 94% | 2020-11-23 |
| 965. | Jon (moonfaze) | 49.86 | 95% | 2020-06-24 |
| 966. | kman (kwangyel) | 49.85 | 95% | 2019-12-02 |
| 967. | tsaraf (tsaraf) | 49.74 | 94% | 2020-12-05 |
| 968. | A (a_goldfish) | 49.72 | 94% | 2019-11-14 |
| 969. | Austin (austincolibaba) | 49.70 | 95% | 2020-09-12 |
| 970. | Curious (curiousbetsy) | 49.65 | 95% | 2020-02-23 |
| 971. | Steven (stevie03) | 49.48 | 94% | 2020-01-08 |
| 972. | melkiyar (melkiyar3) | 49.43 | 97% | 2020-02-05 |
| 973. | Mohammed (guitarist999) | 49.37 | 96% | 2020-12-07 |
| 974. | Divya (divya_16) | 49.36 | 95% | 2020-02-07 |
| 975. | Basone01 (basone01) | 49.26 | 95% | 2019-09-19 |
| 976. | HADI (adilmuhammadi) | 49.16 | 97% | 2020-01-14 |
| 977. | boop (sir_uwu) | 49.12 | 95% | 2019-11-25 |
| 978. | Casper (venomizedcasper) | 48.97 | 94% | 2019-10-12 |
| 979. | Keanan (poisonvoid) | 48.90 | 94% | 2019-12-01 |
| 980. | Adam (adamt_543) | 48.86 | 95% | 2020-08-21 |
| 981. | Xun (zhuxun2) | 48.79 | 96% | 2020-01-04 |
| 982. | Shubham (bamshaw) | 48.77 | 94% | 2020-04-20 |
| 983. | Howlh (howlh) | 48.74 | 93% | 2019-09-08 |
| 984. | Hunter (wizardhunter11) | 48.52 | 94% | 2020-04-07 |
| 985. | Raj (typeracingnub) | 48.39 | 94% | 2020-03-17 |
| 986. | bigwayv (bigwayv) | 48.34 | 98% | 2020-03-05 |
| 987. | Flamegull (flamegull) | 48.16 | 95% | 2020-03-05 |
| 988. | Roy (royroyking) | 48.13 | 95% | 2020-12-11 |
| 989. | awooomeh (twnoob) | 47.87 | 96% | 2019-09-21 |
| 990. | Turi (haditoori) | 47.78 | 94% | 2020-04-01 |
| 991. | pfft001 (pfft001) | 47.77 | 95% | 2020-04-26 |
| 992. | Sasim (sasim) | 47.68 | 94% | 2019-12-03 |
| 993. | sneha (sneha_1503) | 47.67 | 97% | 2019-11-21 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |