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[1] [2] [3] According to the American Heritage Dictionary, on the table in American English always has the two opposite meanings up for discussion and put aside for consideration at a later date depending on the context. [4] The British meaning of to "table" is to begin consideration of a proposal. [1]
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Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. [1] In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things. [2]
This template does not show up on the mobile version of the site, and so is not useful for the majority of readers. is more or less an invalid argument at TFD. It might be fair to do elsewise with this template, but that is an insufficient rationale for deletion. Izno 20:20, 4 January 2025 (UTC)