Descriptive anatomy is to physiology what geography is to history, and just as it is not enough to know the typography of a country to understand its history, so also it is not enough to know the anatomy of organs to understand their functions.
Of the many unforeseen consequences of typography, the emergence of nationalism is, perhaps, the most familiar
The Ardent Hymn that Unites Peoples.
It is freely admitted that this "testing" is far from ideal and could even be described as anecdotal.
By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well.
Typography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form.
Typography exists to honor content.
By all means break the rules...
I discovered that I never really used Helvetica but I like to look at it. I like the VW beetle, too, although I've never driven one.