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Rule "mute (moot) point"

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Description: mute (moot) point
Message: Did you mean moot point?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It was a mute point, so we ignored it.
    Correction suggestion: moot point
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I believe that statement is largely a moot point.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MUTE_POINT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)