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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777. | (lwycsrc) | 59.37 | 96% | 2019-12-13 |
| 778. | Dimitris (jimsoto123) | 59.30 | 94% | 2020-12-18 |
| 779. | Danil (dandeepdown) | 59.30 | 94% | 2020-01-19 |
| 780. | Broken (sakambagal_aba) | 59.16 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 781. | sujsh (sujsh) | 59.14 | 98% | 2020-08-02 |
| 782. | Dongfeng (besieger) | 59.11 | 96% | 2020-08-01 |
| 783. | Manmit (manny_the_potato) | 59.09 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
| 784. | Wesley (yeeyeesundee) | 59.08 | 97% | 2019-09-11 |
| 785. | John (jmmo) | 59.08 | 97% | 2019-10-13 |
| 786. | (enqq) | 58.96 | 97% | 2020-10-29 |
| 787. | Ui (so_ta) | 58.96 | 95% | 2019-12-26 |
| 788. | Kyozō (thegiantchip) | 58.94 | 93% | 2019-12-24 |
| 789. | Kevin (kevinmeseeyou) | 58.92 | 98% | 2020-03-01 |
| 790. | Will (carbohydra) | 58.92 | 98% | 2020-03-18 |
| 791. | Gijs (gijswijs) | 58.89 | 98% | 2020-03-02 |
| 792. | Darren (baochun2) | 58.88 | 95% | 2020-01-14 |
| 793. | Adrian (cheesemachine21) | 58.85 | 95% | 2019-09-11 |
| 794. | linkai (linkaixd) | 58.85 | 94% | 2020-12-16 |
| 795. | nicoTan (nicotanzil) | 58.82 | 95% | 2020-05-13 |
| 796. | Squeak (oweozz) | 58.74 | 95% | 2020-02-21 |
| 797. | Luis (regneva17) | 58.62 | 94% | 2019-09-13 |
| 798. | Styles (cmstly) | 58.60 | 96% | 2020-03-17 |
| 799. | Hieu (txhieu) | 58.59 | 97% | 2019-11-01 |
| 800. | Carson (carsonalh) | 58.51 | 98% | 2020-07-02 |
| 801. | Song (quot) | 58.44 | 96% | 2020-01-24 |
| 802. | Michael (tigerdriger) | 58.41 | 97% | 2020-03-24 |
| 803. | Richard (jorimi) | 58.37 | 95% | 2020-03-06 |
| 804. | (aninactive) | 58.23 | 95% | 2020-08-03 |
| 805. | xd (palmate) | 58.22 | 96% | 2020-04-02 |
| 806. | Ahmad Gamal (agazzaz) | 58.20 | 98% | 2020-01-13 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 1,308 | 77.42 | September 2, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 48.58 | May 27, 2023 |