"David Cressey" wrote in message
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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?

Having lived for several decades on both sides of the Atlantic I think I
know. In America the word tends mean "having no practical significance"--a
meaning which is borrowed from the legal profession I think. In the UK to
say something is moot is to say it is "still subject to discussion" or
"undecided".

Roy