as a (general) rule

Typically; most of the time. As a general rule, I won't sit in the window seat on an airplane. I get too anxious watching the ground below disappear! My mother always makes extra food for family dinners, as a rule.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thom	TAHM	English
Troy	TROI	English
Bernike	-	Biblical Greek
Wilbur	['wilbə]
Halldor	-	Norwegian
AÑUli	-	Western African, Igbo