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Racer Kelen (kniveskelen)
Race Number 5
Date Fri, 4 Dec 2020 16:12:15 +0000
Speed 65 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.9%
Rank 2nd place (out of 4)
Opponents jbanks (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.
The Study of Language (book) by George Yule (see stats)

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