<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMimi kwa uwazi shaka kama mbinu hii imekuwa ikifuatwa mfululizo kutosha kuitwa sheria ya jumla, lakini kama kulikuwa na wakati wowote katika ambayo ni sahihi ni hapa.  <response>: I frankly doubt whether this approach has been followed consistently enough to be called the general rule, but if there were ever an instance in which it is appropriate it is here. 