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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Timelord" data-source="post: 62614" data-attributes="member: 1441">Please don't think that I will profess a "right or wrong" attitude.  I just enjoy etymology as a hobby; and as I was in the industry as a professional, pinball in particular holds a particular interest for me.The term table is left over from when pinball evolved from the bagatelle tables. Furthermore, the intermediate use of table was more of a description of a "model" or particular design as manufactured; or even as an individual machine as opposed to other of the same model or pinball machines in general.  The beauty of the English language is that it is a "living language" so that all the variances of syntax and usage are equally correct, particularly in relationship to geographic locations or equally in terms of "banter".  I believe pinball machine was always more common than table in 99% of the English speaking population, as Jeff has already stated.  Timelord ...</blockquote>

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