@vgr I'd always heard it as "the exception proves (the existence of) the rule. E.g. "No parking 8-10 AM" proves it's OK to park other times
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@evanmarron that's a case of the exception defining the rule, not proving it
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@vgr exceptions "prove" the rule bc the original verb "prove" also means to test, rather than verify -
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