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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread something is "mooted?" #208793 01/07/13 07:37 PM Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1 L loveaword OP stranger OP loveaword stranger L Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1 From the NBC newsite: Trump spoke of his concerns over a proposed wind farm, mooted to built near his new GBP 1 billion golf resort, telling the Scottish Parliament that they will destroy tourism in the country Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: something is "mooted?" loveaword #208795 01/07/13 07:50 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass 1 archaic : to discuss from a legal standpoint : ARGUE 2 a : to bring up for discussion : BROACH, SUGGEST b : DISCUSS, DEBATE 3 : to deprive of practical significance : make academic [merriam-webster unabridged] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: something is "mooted?" loveaword #208802 01/08/13 01:04 AM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8 S scribbler101 stranger scribbler101 stranger S Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8 In this context, mooted=proposed or suggested. "Moot" is still used in legal debate, for trainee lawyers practising. And "a moot point" is common(?) for something that can be argued over? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: something is "mooted?" scribbler101 #208803 01/08/13 02:52 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Sure, no problem with moot - but that construction following is as ugly as Trump's plans, at least this side of the pond. Does it sound right to USn ears? We might write mooted to be built... but never 'mooted to built'. Last edited by maverick; 01/08/13 02:52 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: something is "mooted?" maverick #208808 01/08/13 04:12 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass perhaps they muted the 'be' part of 'to be built - here's another version of the story: Trump said he would never have begun his project on the east coast of Scotland if he thought the mooted wind farm was a possibility. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: something is "mooted?" maverick #208817 01/08/13 02:27 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: maverick Sure, no problem with moot - but that construction following is as ugly as Trump's plans, at least this side of the pond. Does it sound right to USn ears? We might write mooted to be built... but never 'mooted to built'. Grated here, too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,892 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 357 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 29 wofahulicodoc 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,893 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,947 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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