[Dixielandjazz] The exception proves the rule

[Williams, Bob]

Oh, I beeped on this phrase too - but beeped so furiously on the rest of the
otherwise erudite Mr. Barbone's post I forgot about it.

I have a great writeup on this subject in a Usage Dictionary at home...not
the Fowler, another one.  Damn!  By the time I get back here, our Mr.
Ringwald will have properly spanked us off this subject.

In the meantime, this is an interesting write-up I found from a Google
search:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-exc1.htm

Musical content: uhhhh....

-----Original Message-----


P. S. The exception does not "prove" the rule (or theory) in the 
sense that it validates it (how absurd), but in the sense that an 
exception 'tests' the rule, as in a 'proving' ground.
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>Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:21:05 -0400
>From: Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] DIXIELAND FESTIVALS
>
>To those that still think dixieland only festivals will continue to 
>prosper.
>
>Are you kidding? Most are already dead or have changed their program
>to include other forms of music. Yes, there is an exception or two 
>but that only proves the rule.
><snip>
>Cheers,
>Steve Barbone

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