I’m glad we weren’t already using Robert’s Rules because those contain a lot of strange vocabulary, especially compared to modern English.
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 23:04, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > On 5/22/2019 9:21 AM, Joan Touzet wrote: > ... > > In most of the world, saying "The proposal has been tabled" means that a > > new proposal is up for active discussion and decision-making in front of > > a group of people. > > > > In the US, it has *exactly the reverse meaning*; "The proposal was then > > tabled" means any decision on the proposal has been deferred to a later > > date, pending additional (off-line/mailing list) discussion. > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_%28parliamentary_procedure%29 > > Maybe we need to look for, or create, a glossary of possibly confusing > terms. However, I am planning to write a FAQ item on what to do when a > mailing list message makes no sense to you - politely ask for > clarification. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
