Wordie: Moot: Comments

Comment by Milosrdenstvi, 2 months ago

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:41:36 +0000

Also, when used as a noun archaically, has the sense of 'a place of meeting'. Derived, I think, from Icelandic.

Comment by jaymediane, 3 months ago

Thu, 22 May 2008 19:33:44 +0000

Joey: All right, Rach, the big question is, does he like you? All right? Because if he doesn't like you, this is all a moo-point.

Rachel: Huh. A moo-point?

Joey: Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo.

Rachel: (to Monica and Phoebe) Have I been living with him for too long, or did that all just make sense?

Comment by sionnach, 7 months ago

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:49:49 +0000

Jane Smiley on free will.

Comment by reesetee, 11 months ago

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:50:17 +0000

You sure did. And it was a beautiful thing.

Comment by colleen, 11 months ago

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:44:59 +0000

I geeked out mightily for a moment, there, huh?

Comment by reesetee, 11 months ago

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:09:07 +0000

Oh, there must be a Tolkien list here somewhere. :-)

Comment by colleen, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:42:44 +0000

Yes, actually "Rohirric" is just Anglo-Saxon, or Englisc, if you prefer. :)

Has anyone done a Tolkien list?

Comment by chained_bear, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:33:15 +0000

I suspect Tolkien used "Entmoot" in the same sense as moot court. Makes sense to me. He was a big fan of obsolete Old English words too... :)

Comment by colleen, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:18:13 +0000

There is also the Old Entish meaning...

Comment by chained_bear, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:59:21 +0000

What do you mean, "opposite sense"? It means both things, right? (Isn't that what contronymic means?) Usually when people say something's moot, they mean it isn't worth arguing over or debating because there are no consequences. Which is correct, because it's one of the two definitions.

I like "moo point." I think I'll use that.

Comment by arby, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:22:47 +0000

My favorite misunderstanding of "moot" was on Friends, when Joey said something was a "moo point" - because it's as meaningless as what a cow would say.

Comment by jennarenn, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:03:56 +0000

Wow, I am so guilty.

Comment by ejnorman, 11 months ago

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:00:27 +0000

It's amazing how many people use the word "moot" without knowing what is means, isn't it? And they usually use it in the opposite sense.

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:45:45 +0000

Contronymic in the sense: debatable vs. non-debatable.