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Moot Point

By Grace Fleming, About.com

Definition:

A moot point is a point that doesn't matter any longer because circumstances have changed.

Pronunciation:

MOOT point (not MUTE point)

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Examples:

The house just sold. It is a moot point now whether you like the bathroom paint color.

(Sometimes it just doesn't feel right to put the "moo" sound in a word. Go ahead this time!)

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