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Exception that proves the rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The exception [that] proves the rule" is a frequently confused English idiom. The original meaning of this idiom is that the presence of an exception establishes that a general rule exists. Fowler's...
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The exception that proves the rule - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... Phrases, Sayings and Idioms Home > Phrase Dictionary - Meanings and Origins > The exception that proves the rule...
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'The exception proves the rule' means that this special leave implies a rule requiring men, except when an exception is made, to be in earlier. The value of this in interpreting statutes is plain." MEU2 adds: "'A rule is not proved by exceptions unless the exceptions themselves lead one to infer a rule' (Lord Atkin).
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How did the phrase 'the exception that proves the rule' come about? ... [Q] From Dave Dewhurst, British Columbia: How did the phrase, the exception that proves the rule come about? Would an exception to some pattern or consistency not prove the need for a rule, not the existence of one?
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'The exception proves the rule' means 'counter-examples verify the adage's claim.' ... Another seemingly nonsensical familiar expression is 'The exception proves the rule.' Those who utter it use it to convey a message that an inconsistency confirms the validity of the hypothesis, which is an absurd notion.
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"The Exception Proves the Rule: Democracy Promotion and American Influence" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>.
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 ... Isn’t it a little strange to argue that the NY-23 result should take the wind of N.J. ... It seems to me that that result makes exactly the same point as the two governor’s races: A Republican running as a conservative alternative to the party in power at the moment, reasonably attuned to...
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For decades Arab specificity was an excuse for inertia. Now Abdel-Moneim Said* sees belated signs of change ... For two decades now the Arabs have been spoken of as a special case, as a people unlike other peoples. Apparently, what is good for others is ... The second wave of exceptionalism came with the end of the Cold War.
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Of course, conservatives will argue that the appearance of this man proves wrong the “liberal media” depictions that support the Angry Townheller profile. I think he is an exception that proves the rule: like Rachel Maddow, an intelligent cable news pundit, he is more curiosity than representative a genuine demographic.
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