Eggcorn: *mooted* > *muted*

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Oct 31, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Damien Hall wrote:

> 'A bid for the 2018 finals has been muted for some time'
> near the beginning of the story 'FA confirm World Cup bid' at
> http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_2839166,00.html

added to the ecdb entry for moot > mute:

   http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/41/mute/

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