nonissue
[ non-ish-oo or, esp. British, -is-yoo ]
/ nɒnˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, -ˈɪs yu /
noun
a matter or issue of little or no interest or importance: Whether the candidate is a woman or a man should be a nonissue.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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Example sentences from the Web for nonissue
Indeed, for much of the country, illegal immigration is a small issue or a nonissue entirely.
Republicans Must Engage the Tough Politics of Illegal Immigration|Stuart Stevens|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEASTRefreshingly, though, her sexual orientation has, so far, been a nonissue, at least inside the state.
Tammy Baldwin’s Bid to Become U.S. Senate’s First Out Lesbian|Michelle Goldberg|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEASTWalter Monegan knew that I was well within my rights to remove him, and in normal times it would have been a nonissue.