# What is Gaudere's Law?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 24, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302 "2002-04-24T06:13:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302/1 "2002-04-24T06:13:22Z")

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I’ve seen a few references around the boards to something called “ **Gaudere** ’s Law”. From the context in which it was used, I think it has something to do with grammar and/or spelling. I know that it predates my time on the board (as does the “Cool Band Name Thread” thing, and many other in-jokes), but what I would like to know is just what “ **Gaudere** ’s Law” is, and what are the penalties for flagrant violations of that law. Thanks! 🙂

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302/2 "2002-04-24T06:21:18Z")

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Gaudere’s Law: A post that points out a typo or grammatical error will itself contain a typo or grammatical error.

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302/3 "2002-04-24T06:39:55Z")

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Ah, one of those “Murphy’s Law”-like things. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302/4 "2002-04-24T09:27:05Z")

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I don’t think the hyphen was necissary, was it?

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**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302/5 "2002-04-24T09:34:07Z")

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\< groan \>

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**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/105302/6 "2002-04-24T12:10:34Z")

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For a more in-depth discussion of board law’s, see this classic thread:

[Gaudere’s Law my ptootie!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82901&highlight=gauderes)