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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368. | Mel (nc0de) | 76.82 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
| 369. | Regaining (amirpci) | 76.79 | 96% | 2020-05-23 |
| 370. | mfs (mfs_racer) | 76.65 | 95% | 2019-09-08 |
| 371. | Vakariis (vakariis) | 76.65 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
| 372. | Smurferino (smurfaccount1337) | 76.62 | 96% | 2020-04-24 |
| 373. | Denny (shizkr) | 76.60 | 99% | 2020-06-08 |
| 374. | Chicken (deliomio) | 76.59 | 98% | 2020-04-27 |
| 375. | Jason (acerpacemaker) | 76.55 | 98% | 2020-08-04 |
| 376. | Tom (tomkha12) | 76.55 | 97% | 2020-08-08 |
| 377. | Ducky (duckybacca) | 76.49 | 95% | 2020-03-20 |
| 378. | Jackson (jcellis740) | 76.40 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
| 379. | erty (someone8888) | 76.33 | 96% | 2019-10-14 |
| 380. | J (falsekrakk808) | 76.30 | 97% | 2020-10-15 |
| 381. | Jiang (jghjianghan) | 76.20 | 96% | 2020-01-04 |
| 382. | William (william_david) | 76.15 | 97% | 2020-11-19 |
| 383. | InfiniteCows (infinitecows) | 76.05 | 98% | 2020-03-20 |
| 384. | JusticeEX (justiceex) | 75.91 | 96% | 2019-09-12 |
| 385. | Jun (junliou) | 75.89 | 97% | 2020-03-27 |
| 386. | Alexander (torphon) | 75.86 | 98% | 2020-03-17 |
| 387. | Kiito (drybones41) | 75.84 | 98% | 2020-06-05 |
| 388. | Jabez (gigatt) | 75.76 | 96% | 2019-11-27 |
| 389. | Rimvydas (carbontm) | 75.71 | 96% | 2019-10-25 |
| 390. | David (dekly) | 75.70 | 95% | 2020-11-03 |
| 391. | THE JEWELL (wildhorsesthe2nd) | 75.57 | 96% | 2020-03-28 |
| 392. | (spudvorak) | 75.50 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 393. | Bob (splork) | 75.44 | 98% | 2020-03-23 |
| 394. | Daniel (kyoogoo) | 75.43 | 95% | 2020-10-06 |
| 395. | PR (mrprx) | 75.42 | 96% | 2020-03-26 |
| 396. | Zambrix (zambrix) | 75.39 | 95% | 2019-12-15 |
| 397. | Chetan (ch374n) | 75.36 | 97% | 2019-09-10 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |