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		mejutoco on Aug 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There’s no speed limit (2009) > worm I assume it was "work" and that‘s the joke :p I am curious if there is a name for this situation where someone corrects others’ grammar and then make a grammar mistake themselves?

FelipeCortez on Aug 22, 2022 [–]

yes. it’s Muphry’s Law

mejutoco on Aug 23, 2022 | [–]

Murphy's Law covers it in a way, but I was thinking of something more specific to this exact case.

I think I will start calling it Pontificator's Law. Let's see if it sticks.

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