From: "Kenneth Whistler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On the other hand, for many English speakers, "RSVP" is simply > learned as an unanalyzed verb, pronounced "aressveepee", meaning > "send a response to this message". And to castigate such speakers > for politely prepending a "please" to that verb is a little > too much, don't you think?
We actually know of a person here who used to refer to a bigwig guest as a "Very VIP person". I don't think she was corrected for some time -- its entertaining to let them find out on their own, sometimes.... MichKa [MS] NLS Collation/Locale/Keyboard Technical Lead Globalization Infrastructure, Fonts, and Tools Microsoft Windows International Division
