To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word "fly" signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.
—from The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, a book by Bill Bryson
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10384. | Kristin (kspeikers) | 78.39 | 92% | 2017-04-12 |
| 10385. | rguyonl (rguyonl) | 78.38 | 96% | 2025-03-11 |
| 10386. | William Johnson (loserwoodn... | 78.38 | 99% | 2024-03-08 |
| 10387. | Beeb (3eebo) | 78.38 | 94% | 2021-04-02 |
| 10388. | sjorn (sjorn) | 78.38 | 98% | 2016-05-11 |
| 10389. | Henry (henry_court) | 78.38 | 96% | 2017-02-25 |
| 10390. | Lee (im_fust_as_feck_bai) | 78.37 | 97% | 2023-04-29 |
| 10391. | Javs (jxvs) | 78.37 | 95% | 2021-06-08 |
| 10392. | Siioh (siioh) | 78.37 | 94% | 2015-07-05 |
| 10393. | rvlx (rvlx) | 78.37 | 95.6% | 2023-12-02 |
| 10394. | TOP (man_stop) | 78.37 | 95% | 2020-12-31 |
| 10395. | Cameron (camicazz475) | 78.36 | 98% | 2019-07-22 |
| 10396. | jerry (xmars) | 78.36 | 96% | 2021-08-21 |
| 10397. | paddy (kattumanidhan) | 78.36 | 96% | 2021-12-11 |
| 10398. | Momocat (acornboo) | 78.36 | 98.8% | 2023-11-17 |
| 10399. | Kyle (howdydoodat) | 78.36 | 98% | 2018-07-06 |
| 10400. | 1 (reforme) | 78.35 | 96% | 2024-08-26 |
| 10401. | Fuyumi (touya3301) | 78.35 | 98% | 2023-06-21 |
| 10402. | Buppy (buppy212) | 78.35 | 95.5% | 2024-08-16 |
| 10403. | Jake (bluewater800) | 78.35 | 98% | 2023-08-29 |
| 10404. | MantisTyping (mantistyping) | 78.35 | 93% | 2021-11-08 |
| 10405. | neromantic (neromantic) | 78.35 | 98% | 2022-10-11 |
| 10406. | Joe (zeppyg) | 78.35 | 96% | 2022-10-03 |
| 10407. | dvorak (div_dvorak) | 78.35 | 98% | 2021-06-11 |
| 10408. | t(-_-t ) (pipicomel) | 78.35 | 100% | 2020-11-07 |
| 10409. | Oskar (hurtox) | 78.35 | 86% | 2016-10-25 |
| 10410. | connor (arthalias) | 78.35 | 95% | 2015-06-12 |
| 10411. | Emir (wandersonnn) | 78.34 | 97.8% | 2024-07-07 |
| 10412. | BigMomma (biggmomma) | 78.34 | 96% | 2018-04-05 |
| 10413. | John (basicallypure) | 78.34 | 98% | 2022-01-03 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |