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Racer Harris (unstable_cat)
Race Number 150
Date Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:40:40
Speed 77 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.5%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents fastfastfaster (3rd 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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