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 over 8 years ago
….and Thumby.
QuietStorm27 over 8 years ago
Ha ha! Such a good dad!
ChessPirate over 8 years ago
“Oh, you’re such a good friend, Thumby! Hugs!”“AAAAHHHH!!!!”
colloc over 8 years ago
Why do people constantly use “invite” when they mean “invitation”?
snarkm over 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.