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Race Result Details |
| Racer | astonisher (astonisher) |
| Race Number | 77 |
| Date | Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:40:37 |
| Speed |
84 WPM
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| Accuracy | 95.9% |
| Rank | 3rd place (out of 4) |
| Opponents | boazte (4th place) dtblanken81 (2nd place) kasparian (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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