Katy: Thanks for coming to my tea party, thumby!
Adam: Sure.
Katy: I have a place for you here.
Adam: Thanks.
Katy: This is awkward, but the invite didn't allow for a plus-one.
Adam: I'll be under the table.
Off your high horse you get, ‘invite’ has been used in lieu of ‘invitation’ in colloquial form at least since 1659. It’s perfectly acceptable to use it in informal speech, as Katy does here.
Znox11 almost 8 years ago
….and Thumby.
QuietStorm27 almost 8 years ago
Ha ha! Such a good dad!
ChessPirate almost 8 years ago
“Oh, you’re such a good friend, Thumby! Hugs!”“AAAAHHHH!!!!”
colloc almost 8 years ago
Why do people constantly use “invite” when they mean “invitation”?
snarkm almost 8 years ago
Off your high horse you get, ‘invite’ has been used in lieu of ‘invitation’ in colloquial form at least since 1659. It’s perfectly acceptable to use it in informal speech, as Katy does here.