Re: Separate PK in Jxn Tbl?

"Jamie Collins" <jamiecollins_at_xsmail.com> wrote in message news:79464597-4c14-41d7-a2d6-c4efbe829b8f_at_v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 28, 11:02 pm, Rob <rmpsf..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm not sure what you mean by "moot". According to:
>>
>> http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/moot+point.html
>>
>> <quote>
>> If something's a moot point, there's some disagreement about it: a
>> debatable point. In the U.S., this expression usually means that there
>> is no point in debating something, because it just doesn't matter. An
>> example: If you are arguing over whether to go the beach or to the
>> park, but you find out the car won't start and you can't go anywhere,
>> then the destination is said to be a moot point.
>> </quote>
>>
>> I googled "moot" to make sure I knew what you meant, and was surprised
>> by the definition. I will take your meaning to be '"there is no point
>> in debating" whether NULL values in junction tables are ever useful
>> because they are not'.
>
> Here in the UK I avoid using the word 'moot' when trying to write
> 'plain English' simply because the US usage has obscured the UK usage
> i.e. it can cause confusion.
>

You could use the alternate "moo" point, meaning that the point is full of methane gas. At least it would be clear what you mean.... ;-) Received on Tue Jan 29 2008 - 16:56:18 CET