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Afewminuteslate Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Having (an offer) to put on the table

I thought it generally meant that you have nothing serious you want to propose as an offer whether because the value would excessively exceed what the other party has to propose or the reverse.
  

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No. 'To put (a topic) on the table' = to present a topic for discussion. Notice that this is different from 'to table (a topic)', which can mean either the same as above or the precise opposite: to remove a topic from discussion.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • 'To put (a topic) on the table' = to present a topic for discussion.
  • Notice that this is different from 'to table (a topic)', which can mean either the same as above or the precise opposite: to remove a topic from discussion.
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No. 'To put (a topic) on the table' = to present a topic for discussion.

Notice that this is different from 'to table (a topic)', which can mean either the same as above or the precise opposite: to remove a topic from discussion.
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But in American English don't we use this expression for offers?
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An offer is a kind of topic.
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I am asking because I saw this:

on the table
1. if a plan or offer is on the table, it has been officially suggested and is now being discussed or thought about The offer on the table is an 8% increase on last year's wages. At 6 p.m. on Thursday 29 April, a new deal was put on the table.
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afewminuteslateThe offer on the table is an 8% increase on last year's wages.
As stated previously in this thread, "on the table" = "being discussed".

The offer being discussed is an 8% increase ....

CJ
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