Obesity is about self-control after all

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Re: Obesity is about self-control after all

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Covenant wrote: Idiom Factoid: Saying something is moot really means that it remains debatable (often to the point that debating it is pointless), not that it amounts to nothing.
I meant to say that it was pointless; could have said it more clearly, yes.
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Covenant wrote:Idiom Factoid: Saying something is moot really means that it remains debatable (often to the point that debating it is pointless), not that it amounts to nothing.
It actually means both.
Merriam-Webster wrote: Main Entry:
3 moot
Function:
adjective
Date:
circa 1587

1 a: open to question : debatable b: subjected to discussion : disputed
2: deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic
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when it comes to over eating I am my own worst enemy. I do try to limit myself but I just made apple pie with some apples reaching the limit of their shelf life and now it is tempting me.
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