Muphry's Law, as coined by John Bangsund, of the Victorian Society of Editors, states:
if you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault in what you have written;
if an author thanks you in a book for your editing or proofreading, there will be mistakes in the book;
the stronger the sentiment in (a) and (b), the greater the fault; and
any book devoted to editing or style will be internally inconsistent.
I may be the last person in the universe to have heard of Muphry's Law, but dad gave me the keys this week, so I'm driving where I want to drive.
(Via @Tedder42)
By Aaron Cohen • Aug 17, 2011 at 05:31 pm • grammar John Bangsund
if you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault in what you have written;
if an author thanks you in a book for your editing or proofreading, there will be mistakes in the book;
the stronger the sentiment in (a) and (b), the greater the fault; and
any book devoted to editing or style will be internally inconsistent.
I may be the last person in the universe to have heard of Muphry's Law, but dad gave me the keys this week, so I'm driving where I want to drive.
(Via @Tedder42)
By Aaron Cohen • Aug 17, 2011 at 05:31 pm • grammar John Bangsund
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