Richard Baker wrote:
>
> Jeffrey said:
>
> > *nod* that's what I understand it to mean. Julia seems to imply
> > there's another, UK version of the phrase..?
>
> Over here, if you table something, you put it on the table where it can
> be discussed. In other words, exactly the opposite meaning.
>
> Rich, who thinks that must make US-UK diplomacy fun.
I heard a story about a discussion during WWII in which people almost
came to blows before that definition was straightened out.... Can't
remember any other details, so it might just be a folktale, but it
illustrated the problem nicely when told properly.
Julia
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