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PhireX
Then just said, wherever there is a rule, there must be exceptions, otherwise it isnt a rule.
Forgive me, I'm going to be really pedantic here (I guess being analytical about language is my "strong suit" ;) ) -- but the saying "the exception that proves the rule" must be one of the most widely misunderstood in the English language. When the phrase first came up, the word "prove" meant "test" (ie as in prooving ground). Given the modern meaning of the word "prove", exceptions don't prove rules , they disprove them.
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