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Racer smh (ridlzz1)
Race Number 452
Date Sat, 4 Jan 2020 1:14:49
Speed 72 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents thomasfan100 (2nd 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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