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Racer martin (typedown53)
Race Number 24
Date Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:15:40 +0000
Speed 42 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 81.6%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents bobdob (3rd place) swagadoodle (2nd place) zbrooks (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 (book) by Bill Bryson (see stats)