Moot point
17 December 2008, 03:50 PM
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Moot point
You probably aint gonna believe this but I was think this morning during a walk that I'd never seen the words "moot point" used on Scoobynet and, to be frank, was unlikely to see it being used.
But I've seen it being used twice on separate threads today.
Maybe this new era has resulted in a higher standard of debating than the old days
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But I've seen it being used twice on separate threads today.
Maybe this new era has resulted in a higher standard of debating than the old days
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17 December 2008, 06:48 PM
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No - a moot point is one that can only be sorted out by discussion. The Yanks consider a moot point as one that could be debated, but probably not worth doing so.
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17 December 2008, 07:11 PM
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There's a name for it...
Words and phrases that are wrong but sort of make sense are called eggcorns, mute point is one:
The Eggcorn Database Browse eggcorns
My Favourite: 'lack toast and tolerant' The Eggcorn Database lack toast
Words and phrases that are wrong but sort of make sense are called eggcorns, mute point is one:
The Eggcorn Database Browse eggcorns
My Favourite: 'lack toast and tolerant' The Eggcorn Database lack toast
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Not to mention "eh wallah".
17 December 2008, 08:08 PM
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You probably aint gonna believe this but I was think this morning during a walk that I'd never seen the words "moot point" used on Scoobynet and, to be frank, was unlikely to see it being used.
But I've seen it being used twice on separate threads today.
Maybe this new era has resulted in a higher standard of debating than the old days .
But I've seen it being used twice on separate threads today.
Maybe this new era has resulted in a higher standard of debating than the old days
.
17 December 2008, 08:42 PM
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