-=> On 05-02-06  23:28,  Philip Lozier <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about none <=-

 PL> I think you were told wrong then.  As an American, my 
 PL> undertanding of "it's been tabled" or "put on the table"
 PL> means it has been open for discussion, the same as you put 
 PL> the UK meaning on it.

   "put on the table" is different from "tabled" with
no modifiers.

 From one of many on line dictionaries -- check with your own if you
 want.

Definition:

table (DISCUSS)   verb [T]
1 UK to suggest something for discussion:
An amendment to the proposal was tabled by Mrs James.

2 US to delay discussion of a subject:
The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)


                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) comcast (dot) net
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