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> The exception proves the rule This is also a common English proverb
by haihaibye 4y ago
> The exception proves the rule
This is also a common English proverb
- 01acheru 4y agoIt comes from Latin: Exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis. The last part (in casibus non exceptis) is usually omitted, giving it the meaning we have now. The original meaning was a little different.
- gradschoolfail 4y agohttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exception_that_proves_the_rule https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exception_that_proves_the_rul...