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Race Result Details |
Racer | Eoin (scottstorm) |
Race Number | 635 |
Date | Tue, 9 Feb 2016 12:29:50 +0000 |
Speed | 51 WPM Try to beat? |
Accuracy | 99.2% |
Rank | 5th place (out of 5) |
Opponents | bobdadnome (3rd place) |
Text typed:
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)
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