Which do you think it is: mute point or moot point? My vote is for moot.
by 
Grant aka Guybrush Threepwood
ANSWERS: 9
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It is moot.
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Mute point? Riight. This confusion would never occur here, the pronunciation of 'mute' and 'moot' are quite different.
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It is moot. Mute is such as for making sure no sound....muting the TV for examle
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it's Moooooooooo!:P
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MOOT!
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Moot- 1. Originally in Law, of a case, issue, etc.: proposed for discussion at a moot (MOOT n.1 4). Later also gen.: open to argument, debatable; uncertain, doubtful; unable to be firmly resolved. Freq. in moot case, [moot] point. 2. N. Amer. (orig. Law). Of a case, issue, etc.: having no practical significance or relevance; abstract, academic. Now the usual sense in North America.
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I'm going to be mute (say nothing)about moot (it doesn't matter anyway).
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Definitely "moot". Although many people seem to think "moot" means that the point is irrelevant or somehow non sequitur, it really means "debatable." Also, the pronunciations are different. "Mute" (meaning silent or silenced) is pronounced with the same vowel sound as in the word "feud", whereas "moot" is pronounced with the same vowel sound as in the word "food". moot : mute :: food : feud (in pronunciation)
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Moot point.
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