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I always thought it meant "the exception (to the rule-of-thumb) proves the (hard, correct) rule".
by throw310822 2y ago
I always thought it meant "the exception (to the rule-of-thumb) proves the (hard, correct) rule".
- AndrewDucker 2y agoIt's used in multiple senses, so it's almost impossible to tell what the person using it means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule...