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Racer Cheese (cheese0r)
Race Number 1001
Date Fri, 8 Jan 2016 20:50:09 +0000
Speed 89 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94.5%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents jmmcgorman (3rd place) nedelin2000 (4th place) sirsamarium (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)