It is an example which does not follow a general rule. For example, most people have five fingers on each hand, but some people are born with an extra finger and others have had a finger amputated. Those people are the exception to the rule that people have five fingers on each hand.
I take exception to your retort. I will make an exception in this instance.
The word proves in this context means "tests the validity of." The expression is generally misunderstood to mean that the exception somehow demonstrates the validity of the rule.
The word every is a determiner and is used in reference to all the single members of a set or group with no exception. It is used for emphasis meaning the utmost or the most possible.
The word 'exceptional' is the adjective form of the noun exception.
The exception, which is not really an exception, is that words that start with a vowel but are *pronounced* with a consonant sound, use A, not AN. This is actually the rule: AN precedes words that begin with a vowel sound (not a vowel).
No, with the exception of Tochigi Prefecture.
I take exception to your retort. I will make an exception in this instance.
The word proves in this context means "tests the validity of." The expression is generally misunderstood to mean that the exception somehow demonstrates the validity of the rule.
The word every is a determiner and is used in reference to all the single members of a set or group with no exception. It is used for emphasis meaning the utmost or the most possible.
One common exception is the word "mano" (hand), which is feminine even though it ends in -o.
Oppose, object to, or counter -- all mean about the same as 'take exception to'.
The word "weird" is an exception to the rule "i before e except after c".
Rules apply to everyone, so when someone says, "You're no exception" or "You're no exception to the rule", they mean "The rule applies to everyone, even to you."
No, it's correct. She was saying that she would "never sing of love if it did not exist." but "you are the only exception" to this rule.
Deviation, exception
An exception is a change in the normal flow of batches due to an issue that CANNOT be resolved by other input roles
Yes, "were" is an exception to the silent E rule. In this case, the letter E is not silent, and it is pronounced as part of the word.