Writer's Block: It Is What It Is
Oct. 11th, 2009 04:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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"The exception that proves the rule."
I mean, honestly, what does that even mean? I don't think anybody who uses the expression actually knows, they just use it because it sounds intelligent.
I'm also a little peeved at "one of the most unique". If it's "unique" there's just one of it, and you can't be "more" or "less unique" any more than you can be "slightly pregnant".
"The exception that proves the rule."
I mean, honestly, what does that even mean? I don't think anybody who uses the expression actually knows, they just use it because it sounds intelligent.
I'm also a little peeved at "one of the most unique". If it's "unique" there's just one of it, and you can't be "more" or "less unique" any more than you can be "slightly pregnant".
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Date: 2009-10-13 04:49 am (UTC)