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DMcG | BS: Exceptions to the rule (13) | RE: BS: Exceptions to the rule | 09 Oct 16 |
You are right Rap. It is 'proves' in the sense of 'puts to the test'. The proverb in modern terminology is better rendered as 'it is the exceptional that proves the rule reliable or not" |