atw: Re: Round-table?
- From: "Rod Stuart" <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:47:14 +0900
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On 25/01/2008, Rod Stuart <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In the classic poem "The Knight of the King's Castration", the knights
> were seated around the SQUARE table, because in those days the round table
> had not yet been invented. <
> www.sfu.ca/~aziabakh/documents/The%20National%20Engineering%20Book%20of%20Song%20and%20Verse.pdf>
> The invention of the round table seems to have occurred simultaneously
> with the development of the round tuit. Prior to the advent of the round
> tuit, people had a great deal of trouble getting things done, because they
> simply couldn't get a round tuit. Once the manufacturers realised the
> boundless opportunity, the production of round tuits became profligate, and
> it was another great leap forward for mankind as nearly anyone could get a
> round tuit. The round table just seemed to be a natural evolutionary sequel
> to the event. Soon the populace could not conceal its zeal with the
> abundance of round tuits and round tables.
> A round table is a table that is round. A "round-table" is a bit of slang
> that became popular, like a "punch list".
>
>
> On 25/01/2008, Deborah Cross <Deborah.Cross@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings All,
> >
> > I'm struggling with the term: round-table.
> >
> > Our style guide says we adhere to the Australian Oxford Dictionary. My
> > interpretation of the entry for round-table is that the noun is round
> > table, but the adjective is round-table. Can anyone confirm?
> >
> > It just looks wrong to me. Can round table really be a noun anyway?
> > Isn't it always an adjective and people using it as a noun are just
> > trying to short cut the complete phrase round-table discussion?
> >
> > Would be lovely if it was always just one word: roundtable. Then I
> > wouldn't have to worry!
> >
> > Please be gentle, I come from the generation that had no grammatical
> > instruction whatsoever.
> >
> > Deborah :o)
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