Difficulty understanding difference in american and british english?
some sentence differ in british and american english..such as:"This issue has been tabled for tonight"..it has different meaning based upon accent..so how am i suppose to understand if somebody use such sentence?
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You could consider taking lessons from both British and American native speakers to help you get used to the difference.
Good luck!
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If a British person had written that sentence, it would mean the issue has been scheduled for discussion that evening. Which is perfectly possible.
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The context will normally tell you what the meaning of a word is. In my opinion the meaning is here "postpone" and not "present" since, in my opinion, it makes no sense to say "This issue has been presented for tonight", but it makes sense to say "This issue has been postponed to tonight". If the context doesn't tell you, then you should try to find out if the person who said/wrote it is American or British.
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If you're learning English professionally, so you need to enhance your knowledge, otherwise, you can ask the speaker to clarify it or grade their language.
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