After a long time I received a wedding invitation card, beautifully designed and very appealing. In fact the card struck me as a unique one. In the end of the card on the left hand side it was written RSVP with a name and mobile number.
Nowadays almost all cards whether wedding or birthday or any celebration have this RSVP written. We also use it in our invitations but I do not know how many of us know that in English language there is no abbreviation as RSVP or it has no full English version.
In fact it is short form of a French phrase "Repondz S'il Vous Plait". Meaning reply please . It is therefore expected that the person receiving the invitation will inform the person whether he is attending the function or not and also his meal choice and number of persons.This will help the organizer to plan the function in a better and more organized way. If after accepting the invitation one has a change of plan then again it is expected that you intimate the person.
But this part of the invitation is mostly or almost never followed but the RSVP continues to be printed even by those who never adhered to it in the first place without knowing or understanding its meaning. Typical of herd behaviour.
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