It has crept into the vernacular with little scrutiny, however, ‘invite’ and ‘invitation’ are two entirely different words. Sure, it’s an abbreviation, but if someone were to send us a wedding ‘invite’ —or worse—print it on the front of the card, quite frankly we wouldn’t go and would send a dictionary as a wedding gift. And might we add, if it’s an exclusive invitation, only expect one person to arrive. Like this post to alert your haphazard friends to their erroneous ways and see an end to silly mistakes.
Thank you to Anne for the suggestion. We welcome you to nominate words requiring clarification. Please leave your comments below.
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Sarah
6 months ago
Premier / Premiere!
I don’t mind “invite” for something casual. I also don’t mind “exclusive” as long as it’s not open to the everyone. Same goes for “VIP”.
Do you know what’s getting me now? Having to RSVP to “Save the Date” messages before people will send an invitation over. Sigh.
Agony Uncle
6 months ago
*face palm*