On Sep 23 2004, Martin O'Leary wrote: > Proposal: > === > I Can't Believe It's Not 'The "Exception Which Proves The" Rule'! > > A rule takes precedence over another rule if and only if it mentions > that rule by name. The only exception is this rule, which takes > precedence over all others, except those which mention it by name. I think I prefer the first phrasing. adam