In the U. S., it is common to count off one second of time with "one million one" (usually in sequence: "1 MM 1, 1 MM 2,..."). And if one desires to be accurate in the counting of time, one will say that at about a conversational pace. IOW, a commonly used method of estimating time says that conversational pace is closer to 180 wpm. Even considering the two monosyllabic words in this example, it sure as hell ain't 60 wpm.

EDIT: a quick DDG search on "conversational english words per minute" indicates an almost universal agreement of somewhere in the range of 140-180 wpm, as with parent's Google search.