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Is "an invite" techspeak?
by LoganDark 2y ago
Is "an invite" techspeak?
- smcin 2y ago"an invite" is not specifically techspeak because it's widely used outside tech (esp. in US English), unlike "an ask". Dictionaries say "an invite" has been used as a noun for centuries. [0]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/can-you-use-invite-as-a-noun https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/can-you-use-invite-a... [1]: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/68937/invite-vs-invitation https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/68937/invite-vs-...
- carlosjobim 2y agoThe proper word is "invitation".
- smcin 2y agoI thought so too until I checked, but the references I cite above say 'an invite' has also been used since the 17th century, at least for US English.