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Race Result Details |
| Racer | kir (_kir) |
| Race Number | 153 |
| Date | Fri, 7 Aug 2020 16:38:29 |
| Speed |
83 WPM
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| Accuracy | 97.7% |
| Rank | 4th place (out of 5) |
| Opponents | bocadillas (2nd place) kmkhami (3rd place) murdrkeys (5th place) tiberiusceter (1st place) |
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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.
—
The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way
 (book)
by Bill Bryson
(see stats)
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