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#1 2014-11-18 02:51:20

Dixon Wragg
Eggcornista
From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

A mote point

We have seen a number of substitutions for moot herein—mute and mood and even moo . Imagine my delight when I stumbled upon this one:

I’m not even going to discuss the gay thing, it’s a mote point.
[from a discussion thread]

I think this is a dandy eggcorn, partly because mote could convey smallness to the point of insignificance, and partly because the near-synonymity of mote and point reinforces the “rightness” of it. I found lots more examples, such as:

It’s a mote point because they can not engage in sex anyway.
discussion about Catholic priests

I am just speculating about how it might work legally. It is kind of a mote point to even think about…but fun nonetheless.
music discussion

But I guess it’s a mote point now since you already shredded the check I wrote.
email exchange

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#2 2020-05-26 11:50:43

David Bird
Eggcornista
From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1690

Re: A mote point

I came upon another instance of a tiny little mote point.

Using Google+ is now pretty much a mote point.
Now that the social sites shut down has been moved back from August to April of this year here are the things that you will see go away…
Where did Youtube comments go?

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