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Those wacky Brits...
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5/1/2006 5:42:00 PM
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So Sunava said he wanted to table a proposal. I was really confused, and forwarded him the definition of the verb
table. He replied with the following:
To table as a verb, with the meaning to place on a table, is seldom used in a literal sense. Rather, it often evokes the imagined placement on a table of an (actual or figurative) document stating a proposal.
The meaning varies among English-speaking countries:
In British English, to "table" a measure is to propose it for consideration, as in bringing it to the legislative table. See British Parliament for examples.
In American English, to "table" a measure is to postpone its further consideration until a later date, as in returning it to a stack of papers on the table. See Congress of the United States for examples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_(verb)
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