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Originally Posted by MooseMan3000
Yes, there are exceptions. But they are the exceptions that prove the rule.
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Had to jump in for a nitpick here, sorry. In this phrase, "prove" is an older meaning of the word, one which means "to test"; for example, the "proving grounds". An exception "tests" the rule, and finds it wanting. See the writeup at
World Wide Words.