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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer GG (ggscout)
Race Number 2448
Date Fri, 22 May 2020 16:38:14
Speed 61 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents dorsa123 (2nd place) istsoy (3rd place) stefanbm (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.
— (book) by George Yule (see stats)