There are many ‘French’ phrases or words that are used in English-speaking countries that seem to go unnoticed.
We have just received a wedding invitation in the post from a family member and on opening it I can see at the bottom of the invitation ‘ R.S.V.P to….’
I wonder how many people know that R.S.V.P is a commonly used acronym for invitations but one with French origins – it means ‘répondez, s’il vous plaît’, or ‘please reply / request for a response’.
R.S.V.P has French origins
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