Is this sentence correct? If is is, what does the word 'serve' mean?
I think it needs to be change to 'serve the customers' not 'serve the table'.
A waiter was serving the table.
It's commonly said and, in my opinion, easily understood. You could consider it a bit of 'waiter jargon '. eg I work as a waiter.
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It's commonly said and, in my opinion, easily understood. You could consider it a bit of 'waiter jargon'.
eg I work as a waiter. My job is to serve the tables in that corner of the restaurant.
(People understand that I only serve if people are sitting there.)