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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Okay, a good example would be a sign saying "Parking here is free on Sundays"the implication being that other than on Sundays the parking is not free. Therefore pointing out the exception (free parking on sunday) proves the rule (you must pay for parking at other times).
So it's a perfectly valid phrase, but it's not appropriate to many situations and so is usually used incorrectly.
(, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 11:05, 1 reply, 15 years ago)
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