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Muphry's Law

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SanityClause · 11/08/2013 17:24

"if you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."

(Muphry's Law should not be confused with Murphy's Law.)

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LindyHemming · 11/08/2013 20:37

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SconeRhymesWithGone · 11/08/2013 20:58

Very clever and so true!

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MirandaGoshawk · 05/09/2013 20:53

You forgot your initial capital letter, Sanity.

Sorry. Blush

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MrsTerryPratchett · 09/09/2013 03:16

Beautiful.

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nonmifairidere · 17/09/2013 19:24

Don't I know it; my smugometer is always being turned down several notches due to good old Muphry.

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