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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885. | Arjun (asterbot) | 54.63 | 93% | 2019-12-30 |
| 886. | Sam (gates250) | 54.56 | 94% | 2020-04-17 |
| 887. | Li (alucardkoten) | 54.56 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 888. | ✧☯ƇƬƛƝЄ✧ (bot628) | 54.55 | 97% | 2019-09-11 |
| 889. | 5k m1chael (mihai03) | 54.35 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
| 890. | Mr (mrbas1210) | 54.29 | 96% | 2019-10-13 |
| 891. | Khan (khan_ali) | 54.11 | 96% | 2019-11-24 |
| 892. | Jacob (gadekaja) | 54.09 | 94% | 2019-12-23 |
| 893. | Hugh Janus (chrispoulos) | 54.08 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
| 894. | Jacky (ack__y) | 54.08 | 96% | 2020-11-21 |
| 895. | Salmon (raresalmon) | 54.07 | 95% | 2020-01-28 |
| 896. | UReal (chc39615) | 54.05 | 96% | 2020-01-08 |
| 897. | Mohit (mohit2208) | 53.89 | 95% | 2020-01-19 |
| 898. | Nikhil (qwertyiop56) | 53.86 | 94% | 2020-03-28 |
| 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 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |