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Opinion Page Editor Jim Slusher told me of a recent conversation he had with regular guest columnist Keith Peterson regarding Peterson's use of "moot." Although Keith offered a couple of alternatives, ...

From Don Gordon of Clemmons: "They say that incorrect usage can drive out the correct one, and I believe that is the case with the word moot. "As I understand it, it literally means debatable, as in ...