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Definition Muphry's law in British English

Muphry's law noun

noun
1

the observation that if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written

Example

"Muphry's Law" came to my attention in the comments on Stephen J. Dubner's "Freakonomics" blog on the New York Times website.

Definition Muphry's law in British English