--- Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote: > http://entertaining.about.com/cs/etiquette/qt/tip122500.htm > > R.S.V.P. comes from the French expression "répondez > s'il vous plaît", > meaning "please respond" . If R.S.V.P. is written on > an invitation it > means the invited guest must tell the host whether > or not they plan to > attend the party. It does not mean to respond only > if you're coming, and > it does not mean respond only if you're not coming > (the expression > "regrets only" is reserved for that instance). It > means the host needs a > definite head count for the planned event, and needs > it by the date > specified on the invitation.
I read that it also means "Book your place". (Resource reSerVation Protocol anyone ;) ?) -- FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc ubunturos @ freenode Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage in your inbox. To know the happy ending go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
