Coined
by John Bangsund in The Society of Editors Newsletter, 1992
"Muphry's Law is the editorial application of the better-known
Murphy's Law. Muphry's Law dictates that
(a) if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a
fault of some kind 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 expressed in (a) and (b), the greater the fault;
(d) any book devoted to editing or style will be internally inconsistent."
(John Bangsund, "Muphry's Law." Society of Editors Newsletter,
Mar. 1992)
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