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From: gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: **FLAMES** (on RSVP)
Message-ID: <449@cae780.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 11:06:27 EST
Article-I.D.: cae780.449
Posted: Sun Feb 10 11:06:27 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 12-Feb-85 14:23:53 EST
References: <226@ttidcc.UUCP>
Reply-To: gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon)
Organization: CAE Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
Lines: 21
Keywords: ignorance, thoughtlessness, boorishness
Summary: 

In article <226@ttidcc.UUCP> regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) writes:
>
>FOR ANY OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE NOTATION ON AN INVITATION "RSVP"
>MEANS *SEND AN ANSWER* TO THE PERSON WHO GAVE YOU THE INVITATION!!
>
>I'm apalled at the number of people who apparently do not know what
>those 4 little letters mean (french, repondez, s'il vous plait, or
>translated "answer, if you please") ...

But ... but ... but ... Do you mean that RSVP is not for 'Refreshments	
Served Very Promptly' (:-))

I have found a simple solution to the long-term problem.  I never send an 
'RSVP' invitation to someone who has failed to answer a previous one.  Once
bitten, ...  I'll bet even Miss Mannors agrees.

FROM:   Brian G. Gordon, CAE Systems
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