Two verbs best avoided: “to table” and “to sanction”
In American English, to “table” a topic means to remove it from the agenda for discussion. In other dialects, it means to put it on the agenda for discussion.
The verb “to sanction” means both “to permit” and “to penalise”. The meaning of the sentence “The opposition demonstrators were sanctioned” is not clear.
I use an Android “phone” (I think that it’s debatable whether the Dell Streak’s a phone or a mini-tablet with a phone facility), but I would not do so if reliable functionality was key. The whole open-source thing and the whole nature of Google seems to make it a machine for early adopters who (a) don’t mind hassle and (b) don’t rely too much on it.
Well, actualy, I DO mind hassle.
The battery use is weird — sometimes it runs for ages and sometimes it doesn’t, and I can’t work out what is causing the difference. I think that battery efficiency will improve in time, not least because the manufacturers will realize that battery life is important. But open source is open source, and battery-efficiency seems low on the priorities of most of these app producers.
If I travelled a lot and had a lot of contacts, I’d probably stick with a Blackberry (and one of the non-touchscreen models at that!). Cutting edge and “must not fail” do not easy bedfellows make.
PJ