January 29th, 2008, 12:52 PM
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Separate PK in Jxn Tbl?
"Jamie Collins" wrote in message
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On Jan 28, 11:02 pm, Rob wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean by "moot". According to:
http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...oot+point.html
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If something's a moot point, there's some disagreement about it: a
debatable point. In the U.S., this expression usually means that there
is no point in debating something, because it just doesn't matter. An
example: If you are arguing over whether to go the beach or to the
park, but you find out the car won't start and you can't go anywhere,
then the destination is said to be a moot point.
/quote
I googled "moot" to make sure I knew what you meant, and was surprised
by the definition. I will take your meaning to be '"there is no point
in debating" whether NULL values in junction tables are ever useful
because they are not'.
Here in the UK I avoid using the word 'moot' when trying to write
'plain English' simply because the US usage has obscured the UK usage
i.e. it can cause confusion.
I'm completely unfamiliar with the UK usage of "moot". What is it?
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