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The English equivalent is the direct translation - 'The exception that proves the rule'.


In English it's the other way around, there's more exceptions than rules, although it can still be learned through tough thorough thought.


As a non-native english speaker my internal voice stuttered while trying to read "through tough thorough thought", felt like a real life 4th wall break.





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