The way we speak with one another has changed drastically over the last several decades, propelled largely by the digital age. Thanks to social media, words that once meant one thing now mean ...

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 ...

Meaning: (n) 1. A public meeting, especially for judicial or legislative purposes. (adj) 2. Arguable, open to debate, not settled, as a moot question. 3. (law) Undebatable, irrelevant or already ...