Claim: The exception proves the rule means "counter-examples verify the adage's claim." TRUE (but not for the reason you think) Origins: Native speakers of English accept without pause the many ...

Here are a few things that have recently been called “the exception that proves the rule”: the Mini-Transat sailing race (because it’s international and doesn’t “boil down to duels between French ...

Here’s a first trailer for the frightening-sounding — and looking — Netflix sci-fi anime horror series Exception, which debuts on October 13. News breaking today also reveals music from Academy Award ...