Reply to post: Re: Moot

Microsoft: Yes, we agree that Irish email dispute is moot... now what's this new warrant about?

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Re: Moot

It means debateable or subject to discussion. A moot being a sort of Anglo-Saxon town council meeting.

Americans like to use it when they mean "irrelevant". It seems unfair to blame Americans for using the English language wrongly; they can't really help it after all. But I don't think Rebecca Hill has that excuse.

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