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To: Clint N. Suhks
which makes the rest of your point mute

Pet peeve time:

Mute means silent. Moot means meaningless. Points are moot, but rarely mute.

Shalom.

135 posted on 05/20/2003 7:59:03 AM PDT by ArGee (I did not come through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man... - Gandalf)
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To: ArGee
Mute means silent. Moot means meaningless. Points are moot, but rarely mute.

Grammer Alert! Grammer Alert!

Just kidding, point taken. It was late...

143 posted on 05/20/2003 9:29:39 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
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