Rusty Bertrand on Nostr: "The exception proves the rule." Ummm... I don't like this saying for some reason. ...
"The exception proves the rule."
Ummm... I don't like this saying for some reason. Let's find out why.
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"The exception proves the rule is a phrase that arises from ignorance, though common to good writers. The original word was preuves, which did not mean proves but tests."
Ha! My instincts were right. Just because some old guys say it doesn't make it true.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule
Ummm... I don't like this saying for some reason. Let's find out why.
.............
"The exception proves the rule is a phrase that arises from ignorance, though common to good writers. The original word was preuves, which did not mean proves but tests."
Ha! My instincts were right. Just because some old guys say it doesn't make it true.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule