For the pedants, to say something is an exception that proves the rule is to say that when you look at the exceptions, they’re so unusual that it reinforces the point that the rule is generally valid even though it isn’t universally valid.
That is not what “exception that proves the rule” means. If you’re going to invoke the name of pedants, after all, you should be properly pedantic, no? ;)
That is not what “exception that proves the rule” means. If you’re going to invoke the name of pedants, after all, you should be properly pedantic, no? ;)