Maybe the US meaning has something to do with putting it under the table.
That is hide it from view, to forget about it.
Euric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 2004-08-06 20:55
Subject: [USMA:30658] Re: metric signs
> Your U.S. definition of tabling is not entirely accurate.
>
> One tables a motion for later consideration. The motion to table a motion
> may specify that it be brought up at the next meeting, a subsequent
meeting,
> or at a time yet to be determined.
>
> At a subsequent meeting, there may be a motion to place it back on the
> table.
>
> A motion may go away completely, either as a result of the mover
withdrawing
> it or as a result of an adverse vote (i.e., defeat) when someone "calls
for
> the question." ("I call for the question" simply means "Can we vote now?")
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Behalf Of Stephen Gallagher
> >Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:03
> >To: U.S. Metric Association
> >Subject: [USMA:30650] Re: metric signs
> >
> >
> >(snip)
> >
> >> The issue of metric sinage was tabled
> >> years before the
> >> "official" metric conversion deadline
> >
> >Note to our non-US participants:
> >
> >to say that the issue of metric signage was
> >"tabled" means that it was dismissed or removed
> >from discussion.
> >
> >The reason I mention this is that in most
> >other English speaking countries, when an
> >issue is tabled it means the opposite from
> >the US definition. In other words, it means
> >that the topic is brought out to be discussed.
> >
> >Stephen Gallagher
>
>
