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Racer Erikas (erikingbabo)
Race Number 53
Date Sun, 13 Sep 2020 9:28:16
Speed 50 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.3%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents jawid_sediqi (5th place) mauritz8 (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.
— (book) by George Yule (see stats)