1. Sometimes though people will violate maxims for another purpose: to deceive. 尽管有时人们会为了另一个目的而违背准则：这个目的就是欺骗。
2. There's the maxims of manner, including things like be clear, and avoid ambiguity. 还有一些行为准则，包括“要清楚，避免模棱两可”。
3. By violating the maxims, it can be a way to be subtle or polite, or to convey humor, through sarcasm or irony. 违反这些准则可能是一种隐晦或礼貌的说话方式，或是通过挖苦或讽刺来表达幽默的方式。
4. Another more interesting maxims is one of the so-called maxims of quantity, quantities of information, that is. 另一个更有趣的准则是所谓的数量准则，也就是信息量。
5. Next time you see an advertisement saying some product could be up to 20% more effective, think of these maxims of quantity and relevance, and ask yourself what inferences you are being led to draw. 下次当你看到一个说产品的效率可以提高20%的广告，想想这些数量与相关性的准则，问问自己你会得出什么推论。
