Some expressions that never made sense to me
How does cutting off one's arm spite one's face? (Edit: I had this wrong. It is "nose.")
How does an exception "prove" a rule?
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How does an exception "prove" a rule?
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4meAndyou · F
"'The exception that proves the rule ' is a legal maxim, established in English law in the 17th century. It was written in Latin, the language of international law: Exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis, which can be translated as “ exception confirms the rule in the cases not excepted”.
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