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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311. | Robert (typeson) | 79.83 | 97% | 2020-11-10 |
| 312. | 🐼 (bobby76) | 79.82 | 99% | 2020-11-17 |
| 313. | JayZeeKay (jayzeekay) | 79.80 | 97% | 2020-10-25 |
| 314. | Sergio (sergionoob) | 79.77 | 97% | 2020-12-17 |
| 315. | onah (learning_dvorak1) | 79.63 | 96% | 2020-08-04 |
| 316. | tstats[ritizzzz] (ritizzzz) | 79.57 | 98% | 2020-10-19 |
| 317. | Alex (hydrox24) | 79.55 | 98% | 2020-05-04 |
| 318. | Mohibur (shuvo94) | 79.53 | 98% | 2019-10-27 |
| 319. | Veikka (globegnome) | 79.52 | 98% | 2020-04-05 |
| 320. | Hadeed (hadeedji) | 79.51 | 97% | 2020-10-06 |
| 321. | Mikkel (volap) | 79.44 | 97% | 2020-03-05 |
| 322. | Jet (lightshade) | 79.43 | 98% | 2020-12-07 |
| 323. | gangreenie (gangreenie) | 79.40 | 98% | 2020-03-23 |
| 324. | jaso (jasocanfly) | 79.39 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
| 325. | Blastoise (blast_) | 79.37 | 98% | 2020-12-19 |
| 326. | Daniel (uheardmetrick) | 79.37 | 97% | 2019-11-15 |
| 327. | myth (fear_ed) | 79.34 | 97% | 2020-08-07 |
| 328. | Terairk (terairk) | 79.15 | 96% | 2019-09-22 |
| 329. | Azaan (azstar) | 79.07 | 96% | 2020-08-06 |
| 330. | Pal (palqa) | 79.05 | 97% | 2020-07-26 |
| 331. | 0rz0rz (thenine) | 79.05 | 98% | 2019-12-04 |
| 332. | Medwin (numberzz) | 78.99 | 96% | 2020-02-21 |
| 333. | Amanda (amandafong) | 78.80 | 96% | 2020-01-18 |
| 334. | Noah (nowla) | 78.77 | 97% | 2019-11-07 |
| 335. | Pedro (pedro5370) | 78.77 | 97% | 2020-03-12 |
| 336. | checkie (checkie11) | 78.74 | 98% | 2020-02-14 |
| 337. | Craig (engscholar23) | 78.70 | 98% | 2020-04-03 |
| 338. | Eve (evehelin) | 78.66 | 99% | 2019-10-19 |
| 339. | Rose (demoncia) | 78.55 | 98% | 2020-02-07 |
| 340. | bvckspvce (slowracerx) | 78.46 | 97% | 2019-11-27 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |