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yokaze
Life's tiny annoyances
Jan 20, 2010 15:09
You know what phrase always bugged the shit out of me?
"The exception that proves the rule."
/facepalm
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masterninja66
January 21 2010, 03:23:29 UTC
I agree. Check out this Straight Dope column for an explanation.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/731/whats-the-meaning-of-the-expression-thats-the-exception-that-proves-the-rule
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yokaze
January 21 2010, 20:02:46 UTC
Very informative. I especially enjoyed the Last Word part at the bottom, where someone actually makes a good argument for the phrase.
...if only to point out that it is misused 99% of the time.
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...if only to point out that it is misused 99% of the time.
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