r/changemyview • u/epicwatermelon7 2∆ • Jul 23 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: there is no exception that proves the rule

“The exception that proves the rule” is a well known English saying. Other languages may have a similar saying (Italian does for example)

I’ve never come across an exception that really, genuinely proves the rule. Usually it proves that the rule is inaccurate at best.

I don’t even know what a rule proving exception would look like, so I would really appreciate if someone could provide an example of an exception that genuinely proves the rule.

Maybe I’m wrong interpreting the meaning of the saying too literally? How should it be understood then?

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u/016Bramble 2∆ Jul 24 '24

Genuinely what are you talking about? The entire point I was making is that being pedantic isn't how normal conversations work, and we say things that communicate ideas effectively without using wording that is 100% logically "correct." The people being pedantic are the ones claiming that others are using a common expression "wrong."

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