Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The way we speak with one another has changed drastically over the last several decades, propelled largely by the digital age.

The problem here is that "moot" has two distinctly different meanings, depending on your audience: Americans and the rest of the world appear to treat "moot" differently. A "moot point" (the typical ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Uproot moot – that’s my advice. Banish it. Pretend the word never existed. Take a scoot, moot! We ...

Opinion Page Editor Jim Slusher told me of a recent conversation he had with regular guest columnist Keith Peterson regarding Peterson's use of "moot." Although Keith offered a couple of alternatives, ...