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Muphry’s Law

Muphry’s Law

Muphry’s Law is the editorial application of the better-known Murphy’s Law. Muphry’s Law dictates that:

a) if you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault in what you have written;

b) if an author thanks you in a book for your editing or proofreading, there will be mistakes in the book;

c) the stronger the sentiment in (a) and (b), the greater the fault; and

d) any book devoted to editing or style will be internally inconsistent.