Comment by vasco
That's not what "the exception that proves the rule" means.
That's not what "the exception that proves the rule" means.
"The exception that proves the rule" does not mean that an exception confirms a rule in a logical sense. Instead, it originates from legal and linguistic contexts where an explicit exception implies the existence of a general rule. E.g. a sign that says "No parking on Sundays" implies that the rule is that parking is fine on other days.
I always thought it meant "the exception (to the rule-of-thumb) proves the (hard, correct) rule".
It's used in multiple senses, so it's almost impossible to tell what the person using it means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule...