> -----Original Message----- > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 01:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > > > Dan Minette wrote: > > > > The tabling of the question > of the validity > > of observations, as been pointed out many times, was key to > the development > > of science. > > Careful of the use of the word "tabling", it has different (if not > opposite!) meanings depending on which side of the Atlantic > you're on. > And since you're on one side and William is on the other, > this is likely to lead to confusion. Could you re-word the > paragraph above without using the word "tabling" so we *all* > know exactly what you mean? > Thanks!
Wow! Yeah, I'm interested. FWIW, in addition to its other meanings, tabling, in the stage-hand world, means carrying an item in as horizontal a fashion as possible. -j- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
