Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 20:00:16 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: bde@zeta.org.au, jkh@time.cdrom.com Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A request about comments in programs Message-ID: <199604211000.UAA18538@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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[Redirected to -chat from -core] >> I think this meaning is netspeak. All my (old) dictionaries say that >> it means "arguable, debatable, open to debate, etc". >That's actually pretty interesting - I've never heard it used in that >way. This should probably be redirected to -chat, but I'd still be >curious if any of the other core members here have heard "moot" used >in the manner you've seen it defined! I checked some more (small, old) dictionaries. The above meaning survives translations: Putnam's Contemporary French Dictionary (copyright 1969 by Collins, 1972 by Putnam, Berkeley Medallion edition 1976): moot a discutable discutable a debatable, disputable Collins German-English English-German Dictionary (copyright 1953 by Collins, reprinted 1963): Moot-point n. strittiger Punkt Strittig a. in dispute Collins seems to agree with itself :-). Bruce
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