你看是不是你要的.Nevertoobusyforsocialmanners
Soyouforgottoanswerthatpartyinvitationyoureceived.Now,thedayhascomeandgone,andyou’refeelingguiltybecauseyounevertoldthehostyoucouldn’tattend.
“Don’tallowthisoversight(疏忽)toruinyourrelationship,”saysR.ThomasBoone,aUSsocialpsychologist.“Iwouldshowupwithabottleofwineandsay,‘Iowe(感激,亏欠)youone.I’mreallysorry’,”Boonesays.
Sendane-mail,makeaphonecallorreachouttothehostanotherway.Whateverthemethod,doitassoonaspossible.
Ifguestsdon’tanswertheinvitationsontime,thehostcannotpossiblyplanforthecorrectamountoffoodanddrink.Thismayleadtohundredsoreventhousandsofdollarsofwaste.
“Everybodyhasabusyschedulenow,”Boonesays.Ifyouknowyouareforgetfulwhenitcomestomakingphonecalls,tryemailingyourRSVPsassoonastheinvitationarrives.RSVPistheshortformoftheFrenchphrase“répondezs’ilvousplaît”,meaning“Reply,ifyouplease”.
Thefollowingaresomecommonlyusedtermsininvitationlettersandtheirmeanings.Besuretoknowtheseandanswerinvitationsproperly.
RSVP,REGRETSONLYOnlyguestswhocan’tattendneedreply.Youneedtogiveaproperreasonwhyyoucan’tattend.
RSVPBY…Guestsshouldrespondwithyesornobythedateindicatedontheinvitation.Settingadategivesguestsadeadline.Itisalsoadeadlineforthehosttoconnectguestswhohaven’treply.
RSVPBYE-MAILGuestscanrespondbye-mail.Unlikephonecalls,e-mailscanbesentwithoutregardtotimeofdayorlocation.