On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 10:02 PM, <careyfisher@...> wrote:

I think he meant this definition of moot:
*having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is
too uncertain to allow a decision.*
*"the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot"*

Yep. You nailed it (as I mentioned myself earlier--but perhaps not early enough for you to catch, since this is a moderated discussion and posts don't appear immediately.

Chuck actually turned my statement into nonsense. But maybe that's what he intended, to show the nonsense that he made of it by his definition, as a rather sardonic way of pointing out what he saw as my error.

For those who are fascinated by word usage of this sort, here's a very interesting discussion: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96435/the-point-is-moot#:~:text=A%20%22moot%20point%22%20or%20saying,all%20of%20which%20are%20incorrect.