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[Albion] Five in a row?









McTavish

McTavish

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Nov 5, 2014
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Triggaaar said:
perhaps Tuesday was the exception that proved the rule (which is a phrase that makes no sense).
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Wouldn't usually point this out but as you are a self-proclaimed pedant I couldn't let it pass.
The phrase makes sense when you realise that "prove" here means "test" rather than "demonstrate to be true".
 


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Saunders

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Oct 1, 2017
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Brighton
McTavish said:
Wouldn't usually point this out but as you are a self-proclaimed pedant I couldn't let it pass.
The phrase makes sense when you realise that "prove" here means "test" rather than "demonstrate to be true".
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The phrase comes from rules like parking regulations where it says no parking except on Sundays. The exception proves you cant park on the other days of the week. Its a bit daft but thats where it originated.
 


West Upper Seagull

West Upper Seagull

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Oct 31, 2003
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Woodingdean
Atkinson is a blatant ‘homer’ based on what I witnessed at Cardiff, so sadly i’m definitely expecting another Albion red card, failing that he’ll award a controversial penalty to Burnley.
 






Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,163
Goldstone
Saunders said:
The phrase comes from rules like parking regulations where it says no parking except on Sundays. The exception proves you cant park on the other days of the week. Its a bit daft but thats where it originated.
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It still makes no sense. If the sign just said no parking, then it's pretty clear the rule is no parking. You don't need an exception to prove it.
 


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Bodian

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May 3, 2012
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Cumbria
Saunders said:
The phrase comes from rules like parking regulations where it says no parking except on Sundays. The exception proves you cant park on the other days of the week. Its a bit daft but thats where it originated.
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Triggaaar said:
It still makes no sense. If the sign just said no parking, then it's pretty clear the rule is no parking. You don't need an exception to prove it.
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I thought it was when the wording was the other way around. Not "No Parking except on Sundays", which as Triggaaar says describes the 'rule' pretty clearly. I think the phrase comes into play when the sign says something like "Parking Not Allowed on Sundays" - which is basically saying that the rule is that you can park the rest of the time. That is - the rule itself is not stated, but the exception (no parking on Sundays) provides proof that the rule is that parking is allowed.
 




Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,163
Goldstone
Bodian said:
I think the phrase comes into play when the sign says something like "Parking Not Allowed on Sundays" - which is basically saying that the rule is that you can park the rest of the time. That is - the rule itself is not stated, but the exception (no parking on Sundays) provides proof that the rule is that parking is allowed.
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Oo, now that makes sense. Thanks for the education.
 










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