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I'm surprised they missed one of the biggest ones that comes up in day-to-day life dealing with Americans: the use of verb "to table" in meetings. In American
by sdm 11y ago
I'm surprised they missed one of the biggest ones that comes up in day-to-day life dealing with Americans: the use of verb "to table" in meetings.
In American English if you say you want to table something in a meeting it means you want to stop talking about it. Ex. Let's table this discussion for later.
In Canadian English if you say you want to table something in a meeting it means you want to raise it up and discuss it -- the exact opposite. Ex. I want to table to this report, has everyone had a chance to read it?
- allannienhuis 11y agoI have't heard that exact phrasing used, but the idea is that you're putting a topic 'on the table' to be looked at by everyone and discussed. I've used and heard the term used both ways without too much confusion just based on context.