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Race Result Details |
Racer | no17436 (no17436) |
Race Number | 661 |
Date | Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:55:09 +0000 |
Speed |
79 WPM
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Accuracy | 98.0% |
Rank | 2nd place (out of 3) |
Opponents | elvis81 (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
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