>Of Stephen Gallagher
>>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.
Thanks for pointing out the US meaning, I am always keen to learn non-UK
terms. With my native UK english, I would have understood 'tabled' to mean
put on the agenda ("on the table") for discussion, as you suggested.
