;-) Nice story. Thanks.
Cheers,
Scott.
Cheers,
Scott.
"The exception proves the rule."
;-) Nice story. Thanks. Cheers, Scott. |
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Of course that's not what it means.
"prove" in this context means "test", not "confirm". As in "Proving grounds" /pedant Next up, someone somewhere is getting the King Canute story exactly wrong again. |
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Depends on the context.
Wikiville: “The exception [that] proves the rule” also means that the presence of an exception applying to a specific case establishes (“proves”) that a general rule exists. For example, a sign that says “parking prohibited on Sundays” (the exception) “proves” that parking is allowed on the other six days of the week (the rule). A more explicit phrasing might be “the exception that proves the existence of the rule.” Yes, one seemingly nice guy in Alabama being a supplier to halal butchers doesn't mean that no other such people exist. But it wouldn't be news if he were in the majority, would it? ;-) To be clear, there are lots of nice people in the South. But there are lots of backwards, hateful people there too (as there are everywhere). FWIW. Cheers, Scott. |
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you trying to tell me he didnt give a speech for the gipper?
you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer |
watch Rand's head explode, deep south being, heck deep south
- (boxley)
- (4)
- Dec. 10, 2015, 01:22:21 AM EST
"The exception proves the rule."
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- Dec. 10, 2015, 07:54:16 AM EST
Of course that's not what it means.
- (pwhysall)
- (2)
- Dec. 10, 2015, 07:56:05 AM EST
Depends on the context.
- (Another Scott)
- Dec. 10, 2015, 08:29:08 AM EST
you trying to tell me he didnt give a speech for the gipper?
-NT
- (boxley)
- Dec. 10, 2015, 12:45:19 PM EST
