It's commonly misunderstood saying. It uses an almost-obsolete meaning of the verb "prove" which means "test". (As in "proving grounds.")
The exception tests the rule. 73, Carl WS7L > > --- On Sun, 4/5/09, Steve Ellington <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The exception proves the rule. > > And what's that supposed to mean? > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
