Re: Fun Pairs -- mute point vs. moot point

Subject: Re: Fun Pairs -- mute point vs. moot point
From: "Sherman,Diane R" <Diane -dot- R -dot- Sherman -at- KP -dot- ORG>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 11:40:22 -0700

i know an excellent writer with a master's in english from oxford who
insists that mute point is a valid alternative to moot point. she says:

moot point = the point is debatable
mute point = the point is no longer open to question

--diane
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