Re:Linus vs C++, again
by dantheman on Thursday June 10, 2010 @09:58PM
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A little nit pick - "The exception that proves the rule" is commonly misused as above.
It means that by their being an explicit exception a rule must exist for their to be an exception. For example:
"Special leave is given for men to be out of barracks tonight till 11.00 p.m."; "The exception proves the rule" means that this special leave implies a rule requiring men, except when an exception is made, to be in earlier. The value of this in interpreting statutes is plain.
It means that by their being an explicit exception a rule must exist for their to be an exception. For example:
"Special leave is given for men to be out of barracks tonight till 11.00 p.m."; "The exception proves the rule" means that this special leave implies a rule requiring men, except when an exception is made, to be in earlier. The value of this in interpreting statutes is plain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule