Fumblerules
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A fumblerule is a rule of language or linguistic style, humorously written in such a way that it breaks this rule.
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Examples
- "Avoid clichés like the plague."
- "Don't listen to any advice."
- "Ending a sentence with a preposition is one thing that I will not put up with."
- "English is the crème de la crème of all languages."
- "Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation."
- "It is bad to carelessly split infinitives."
- "Never use no double negatives."
- "No sentence fragments."
- "Parentheses are (almost always) unnecessary."
- "The passive voice should never be employed."
- "You should not use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice."
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See also
- Epimenides paradox, a self-referential statement by a Cretan that "All Cretans are liars."
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