Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words "moot" point...
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
No doubt this has been discussed before (possibly ad nauseam), but at what point do we recognise that a change in meaning has taken place? If I think about my own Southern English usage, I would say I usually use moot to mean open to debate but as a theoretical point rather than a practical one. If Americans use it differently that's up to them, but it's worth knowing that the difference exists to avoid misunderstandings.
Bingley
Bingley
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "moot" point... sisyphus85 07/04/00 04:34 AM Re: "moot" point... Bingley 07/04/00 04:56 AM Re: "moot" point... lusy 07/04/00 07:32 AM Re: "moot" point... Bingley 07/04/00 08:28 AM Re: "moot point" wsieber 07/04/00 04:58 AM Re: "moot point" Jackie 07/05/00 01:22 AM Re: "moot" point... lusy 07/04/00 07:49 AM Re: "moot" point... sisyphus85 07/05/00 05:37 AM Re: "moot" point... Jackie 07/05/00 06:23 PM Re: "moot" point... Writerly1 07/12/00 08:46 AM Re: "moot" point... Jackie 07/05/00 01:00 AM Re: "moot" point... tsuwm 07/05/00 02:56 AM Re: "moot" point... Jackie 07/05/00 03:16 AM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,372Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 889 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 25
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,561tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,919Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org