R.S.V.P. is the spoken abbreviation for the French phrase ressoivre? No—reçu, s’il vous plaît? Actually, in English it stands for the Latin phrase ‘repondez s’il vous plait’ meaning ‘please respond.’ Used as a noun for an invitation request to confirm attendance, it’s widely treated as a single-letter acronym spoken as letters. It signals expectation of a reply to an invitation or event.
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