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Racer xena (xeenbean)
Race Number 73
Date Thu, 8 Oct 2020 19:20:20 +0000
Speed 93 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents typelegend1337 (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.
The Study of Language (book) by George Yule (see stats)

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