on an invitation, what does RSVP stand for?

Answer 1

"Répondez, s'il vous plaît," which is French for "please respond."

"You might wonder why we use the initials of a French phrase in an invitation that is written in English. You could say that the French "invented" etiquette, although that would be a simplification because there have always been rules of courtesy to follow in civilization. In fact, an Italian diplomat, Conte Baldassare Castiglione, wrote the first book about proper behavior among nobility in the 16th century. Many of the practices of Western etiquette, however, came from the French court of King Louis XIV in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. At Versailles, his palace, Louis XIV had the rules for court behavior written on what the French referred to as "tickets," or "étiquette." The tickets either were signs posted at Versailles or were the invitations issued to court events with the rules of behavior printed on the back; experts give different versions of the origin. And French was the language of refinement and high society through the 19th century in the United States. Judith Martin, the author of etiquette books and a syndicated newspaper columnist known as "Miss Manners," thinks that "R.S.V.P." came about as a polite way of reminding people of something that they should already know: If you receive an invitation, you should reply."

Answer 2

It's french for "Repondez, s'il vous plait" It means that the sender of the invitation would like you to respond to the invitation as to whether or not you will be attending the function.

Answer 3

French: Repondez s'il vous plait(please reply).

Answer 4

I don't know how to explain what the R stands for but the other three are sil vou plais, which means literally, if you please. Hope that helps some

Answer 5

Respondez s'il vous plait. Please respond. They want you to tell them whether or not you intend to attend, so that they will know how many actually to expect.

Answer 6

THE LETTERS COME FROM THE FRENCH AND IT IS AN ABBREVIATION..WHICH MEANS PLEASE REPLY....IN MOST LANGUAGES IT MEANS THE SAME THING.....LIKE WHEN YOU GET INVITED TO A WEDDING..IT SAYS THAT ON THE CARD...ALL THEY ARE DOING IS ASKING YOU TO REPLY TO THE INVITE............

Answer 7

responde sil vous plait

Answer 8

The term R.S.V.P. comes from the French expression "répondez s'il vous plaît", meaning "please respond".

Answer 9

let them know if you are coming or not and how many people.

Answer 10

respond