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Racer Colin (geosyog)
Race Number 1939
Date Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:11:35
Speed 89 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents clovercat (2nd place) seabizkit (1st place)

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The invention and general use of totally new terms, or coinage, is not very common in English. Typical sources are trade names for commercial products that become general terms (usually without capital letters) for any version of that product. Older examples are aspirin, nylon, vaseline and zipper; more recent examples are granola, kleenex, teflon and xerox.
— (book) by George Yule (see stats)

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