User:John Bangsund

User: John Bangsund

This paragraph in the entry "Muphry's law" is not from my original article in the Society of Editors Newsletter, but from a contribution to The Canberra Editor. It is not part of Muphry's Law; and "It goes on to say:" is not correct. What this paragraph says may be true, but I did not write it. I try to avoid clichés like "as plain as the nose on your face". I cannot suggest any way of fixing it, except perhaps changing "It goes on to say:" to something like "A writer in The Canberra Editor added:"

"It goes on to say:

Muphry's Law also dictates that, if a mistake is as plain as the nose on your face, everyone can see it but you. Your readers will always notice errors in a title, in headings, in the first paragraph of anything, and in the top lines of a new page. These are the very places where authors, editors and proofreaders are most likely to make mistakes.[7]"