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Tabled means shelved in American English.
by pseudalopex 6y ago
Tabled means shelved in American English.
- arbitrarywords 6y agoFrom an English background, I imagine we are sitting at a meeting. Something that is tabled is between us and under discussion. Something shelved has been removed from the table. What things are Americans visualising here when they say table?
- pseudalopex 6y agoIt comes from picking something up to discuss and setting it down when discussion is over. I don't know how many people visualize anything when they say it.
- arbitrarywords 6y agoAs long as you are all happy with this. I'm still a little bit worried that the issue is Right There On the Table:)
- birdyrooster 6y agoI’m probably confusing people with my name and they expected me not to be using American English.