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On 2010-11-12 9:10 AM, Milan DavidoviÄ wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Gene Kim-Eng<techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
>> "Invite" as an alternative noun to "invitation" dates back to the 1600's.
>> Everything old is new again.
>
> I was looking for information to that effect; where did you find it?
>
It's also the first entry under INVITE in the original compact edition
of the OED (1971).
Sorry it took so long to respond. For the first time since 1971, I
needed the magnifier to read the teenytiny print, and I forgot where I
put the thing. Finally found it in my sewing box.
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Kat Nagel, Owner, MasterWork Consulting
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