RSVP

RSVP

Since young, I've been wondering what RSVP stands for! Not that I don't know what it means!
Mama told me the meaning of it the first time I asked her.. But she could not tell me what it stands for..

We clearly know that ...

F.O.C is an initial for Free Of Charge
A.K.A ................... for As Known As
A.S.A.P ................... for As Soon As Possible
R.I.P ................... for Rest In Peace
M.Y.O.B ................... for Mind Your Own Business
V.I.P ................... for Very Important Person

and more.. I cannot think of more now!

*heh! lazy!*

Internet peeps would recognize these initials..

LOL ............. for Laugh Out Loud
BRB ............. for Be Right Back
LMAO ............. for Laugh My Ass Off
ROFL ............. for Roll On The Floor
TTYL ............. for Talk To You Later
CU ............. for See You ? =P~
BB/88 ............. for Bye Bye
99 ............. for Night Night
on9 ............. for Online

In case you don't know those initials mentioned, now you know .. =P~

Oh right back to RSVP, I asked so many people including my relatives, friends and teacher what RSVP stands for .. nobody can ever tell me what it stands for ! They would just answer me like this..

' Don't need to know so much in detail la.. As long as you know it means " Please reply " then it's good enough already '

This initial are almost always seen in invitation cards to parties or wedding receptions!
The problem here is not that nobody knows what it stands for.. but what is actually meant!

Now, instead of asking and waiting for someone to tell me what it means.. I should just give up and look through the internet! *aihh...*

For your information, the term R.S.V.P. comes from the French expression

"répondez s'il vous plaît"

meaning "please respond".

If you happen to bump into an invitation with R.S.V.P. written on it, the host is trying to tell you that you must tell the him/her whether or not you plan to attend the party. It also does not mean to respond only if you're coming or neither if you're not coming. An addition of a note "Regrets Only" then, would mean to reply only if you're not coming.
Every host needs to do a head count to make sure that everyone has a seat and plentiful of food to eat and let not food go to waste.

So the next time you see R.S.V.P. on an invitation you receive, please call your host and respond promptly.

Now, What about S.O.S ? Anyone?