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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rule for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing guidelines, principles, or standards that govern behavior or actions in a specific context.
Example: "There is a rule for how to conduct meetings effectively to ensure everyone has a chance to speak."
Alternatives: "a guideline for" or "a principle for".
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However, this wasn't a rule for drinking: it was a rule for writing, attached to his list of "essentials of spontaneous prose".
It should be a rule for everybody.
("Leggings is a rule for Americans").
It is a rule for every player.
I don't know how you write a rule for that".
But of course he makes an exception: "There has to be a rule for them and a rule for me".
"We already talked about this a couple of months ago — there's a rule for me and a rule for the rest.
We know there is prostitution — O.K., let's make a rule for that.
For example, each subject is asked to learn a rule for classifying geometric figures.
I set a rule for myself: the tweet was sacred text; no world existed beyond it.
I think that phonics should not be a rule for teaching reading.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com