Carleton-- That is an interesting question. "To table" is one of those
words known technically as contranyms, that is, a single word that can
have two opposite meanings. Another example would be "to sanction," which
means both "to recognize" and "to penalize."
"To table" may mean to put out for discussion, which seems to be the
primarily British meaning. It can also mean to lay aside. This is the
primary meaning in the United States, where the parliamentary motion "to
lay on the table" means to set aside a motion with its amendments without
debate. --Martin Morrison
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On Mon, 25 Nov 2013, Carleton MacDonald wrote:
?Tabled?, in the US, means ?to set aside?, ?to stop considering?, ?to postpone?.
Is that what it means in the UK?
Carleton
