Timeline for "rendered mute" vs "rendered moot"
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| Dec 18, 2021 at 12:09 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Serious linguists recognise the validity of both senses of 'moot' whether they're based in the US or the UK. And certainly when they're reading a novel halfway across the Atlantic. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 13:01 | comment | added | Hot Licks | I've read that a part of the misunderstanding comes form the "moot court" used in law schools to train students in courtroom procedures. The issues argued in such a court are, obviously, "fake" and ultimately meaningless, so the sense of "meaningless" has transferred to "moot", leaving it with two contradictory meanings. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 11:48 | vote | accept | blues | ||
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| Apr 6, 2016 at 9:45 | comment | added | Jascol | You're right about the British definition of 'moot.' A current example regarding the recent Panama Papers and seen earlier today is: "whether Ireland counts as offshore is a moot point." Meaning, yes, it is worthy of discussion / up for debate. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 7:38 | history | edited | beeftendon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 5, 2016 at 23:52 | history | answered | beeftendon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |