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What Does the Expression “According to Hoyle” Mean and Where Did the Phrase Come From?

May 19, 2020 by Karen Hill

An Englishman named Edmond Hoyle wrote a rulebook for the card game whist, the ancestor of bridge, in 1742.

Hoyle’s rules were used to settle arguments during that one game until Robert Foster published Foster’s Hoyle in 1897, which included the rules for many other card games.

Since then, the phrase “according to Hoyle” has meant according to the rules of any game, including those played in business and personal relationships.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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