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Muphry's law

adage that states: "If you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."
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Muphry's law

Summary

Muphry's law is an adage[1]. It draws 439 Wikipedia views per month (adage category, ranking #15 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Muphry's law's instance of is recorded as adage[3].
  • Murphy's law is named after Muphry's law[4].
  • Muphry's law's different from is recorded as Murphy's law[5].

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Designation and Status

Muphry's law's instance of is recorded as adage[3].

History and Context

Murphy's law is named after Muphry's law[4].

Why It Matters

Muphry's law draws 439 Wikipedia views per month (adage category, ranking #15 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Named after → Murphy's law
    Instance of → adage
    Named by → Q6220532
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