Nonrule
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonrule is a noun meaning Something that is not a rule.
Meaning
Something that is not a rule.
Example Sentences
How about nonrules? Where do they come from? We said previously that many nonrules are based on an attempt to force English grammar into the mold of Latin.
Third – and here’s the clincher – you gotta distinguish between valid rules and nonrules. Now if you’re one of them prescriptivists, I’m gonna free you of five nonrules: Nonrule 1: Never split infinitives.
Right now, let’s attend to a few of what I think of as the Great Nonrules of the English Language. […] Why are they nonrules? So far as I’m concerned, because they’re largely unhelpful, pointlessly constricting, feckless, and useless.
Word Forms
- nonrules
- non-rule
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