A mute point might be a point that a mute makes, or a super quiet point. It's most certainly not a real phrase, though.
The correct phrase is "moot point" - moot meaning something that really doesn't matter at this point - an abstract idea without significance.
Of course, if you want to call it a "moo point" like Joey from Friends, you'd better be cute.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Toe, not tow, the line
Several times over the past few days, I've seen folks write, "tows the party line" - just to clarify folks, it's "toes the party line" (and, more often, "toes the line").
Remember when you were a kid and lined up at the line to start a race? You were careful to keep your toes behind the line - staying within your boundary. That's where the phrase apparently originated.
Let's be careful out there.
Remember when you were a kid and lined up at the line to start a race? You were careful to keep your toes behind the line - staying within your boundary. That's where the phrase apparently originated.
Let's be careful out there.
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