Invites/Invitation

[littlegreenfairy]

Is it just me that gets riled by people calling the paper things with details of a party/wedding/christening "invites"?

I was under the impression that Invitation was the only word to be used in this instance and the mention of the "invite" just makes me irrationally annoyed?

Can it be cleared up once and for all as to the correct term for these papery things.

[Mojooo]

I think invites is just a slang abbreviation of invitation

certainly an accepted term!

[wendyg]

They are invitations. OED has no 'Invite' as a noun, only a verb

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Edited by wendyg on Sunday 7th February 23:17

[littlegreenfairy]

wendyg said:

They are invitations. OED has no 'Invite' as a noun, only a verb

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Edited by wendyg on Sunday 7th February 23:17

I might now be forced to inflict serious pain on someone if they keep calling their wedding papery things "invites"

[Neil H]

wendyg said:

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[Ganglandboss]

littlegreenfairy said:

Is it just me that gets riled by people calling the paper things with details of a party/wedding/christening "invites"?

No. I get sick to fking death of it.

[Mojooo]

Neil H said:

wendyg said:

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Is that term not in the OED? LOL

[wendyg]

Neil H said:

wendyg said:

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You BIT!

[bitwrx]

In a similar vein: amends.

No I cant make the amends to this report you cretin. If you would like me to amend it in light of your recommendations, that will be fine; I shall make the amendments you require.

While I am doing so, kindly fk off and learn to use your mother tongue.


A little strong perhaps, but it's endemic at work. I think that despite knowing better at some time in the past, everyone has forgotten that amends cannot be used in this sense!

[elster]

wendyg said:

Neil H said:

wendyg said:

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You BIT!

That is a lame insult.

[wendyg]

elster said:

wendyg said:

Neil H said:

wendyg said:

End of.

You BIT!

That is a lame insult.

Sorry, inadvertent transfer of an in-joke to another site. Apologies