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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. Fumblerules are a form of self-reference. The science editor George L. Trigg published a list of such rules in 1979.〔''Physical Review Letters'' 42 (12), pp. 747–748 (19 March 1979)〕 The term "Fumblerules" was coined in a list of such rules compiled by William Safire on Sunday, 4 November 1979,〔(alt.usage.english.org's ''Humorous Rules for Writing'' )〕 in his column "On Language" in the ''New York Times''. Safire later authored a book titled ''A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage'', which was reprinted in 2005 as ''How Not To Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar''. ==Examples== * "Never use no double negatives." * "Eschew obfuscation." * "Prepositions are not words to end a sentence with." * "Avoid clichés like the plague." * "The passive voice should never be employed." * "You should not use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice." * "It is bad to carelessly split infinitives." * "No sentence fragments." * "Parentheses are (almost always) unnecessary." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fumblerules」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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