# I will \_\_\_\_\_ attend (wedding)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 29, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028 "2000-06-29T15:30:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/1 "2000-06-29T15:30:28Z")
What’s a clever way to say “yes”. Thesauruses have let me down, as well as my own creativity.
A little help here?
And Meg, if you happen to be a doper, I am not Kenny and this is about a completely different wedding. In fact, I don’t even know you, what do you want?
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/2 "2000-06-29T15:36:06Z")
Strange coincidence indeed - I’ve just written an RSVP note today.
I stick with something along the lines of “I would be delighted to attend Emily and Mark’s wedding on 9 September. Many thanks for the invitation, and good luck with the preparations!”
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### Author:  [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/3 "2000-06-29T15:39:26Z")
Those little reply cards drive me nuts. “Indeed?” “Definitely” “With Gift in Hand” ??
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### Author:  [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/4 "2000-06-29T15:39:47Z")
I circled attend. They enclosed an RSVP card (Shawn and Rebecca, not Mark and Emily) so I just sent that.
Unoriginal, maybe, but I’m not a prick, either. Nor do I quote “Work in Essex County.”
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/5 "2000-06-29T15:42:19Z")
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> Unoriginal, maybe, but I’m not a prick, either. Nor do I quote “Work in Essex County.”
Eh? You lost me there, sorry.
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### Author:  [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/6 "2000-06-29T15:49:56Z")
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> > Unoriginal, maybe, but I’m not a prick, either. Nor do I quote “Work in Essex County.”
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> Eh? You lost me there, sorry.
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Me too. Was that surrealism?
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### Author:  [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/7 "2000-06-29T16:20:53Z")
You know, you’re not _supposed_ to write anything if you ARE attending. Just put your names. The little blank is there so you can write “NOT” if you won’t be able to make it.
Unless you’re just trying to be clever, which, I can tell you from experience, the bride will appreciate for .03 seconds and then move on to the next little envelope.
😉
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### Author:  [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/8 "2000-06-29T16:26:09Z")
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> Unless you’re just trying to be clever, which, I can tell you from experience, the bride will appreciate for .03 seconds and then move on to the next little envelope.
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Well, you see, that’s just it. I’m looking for something that the bride will just have to sit there and ponder for 2, 3, 10 minutes. I’m looking for something that will put the entire state of being into perspective, humuorously. I’m looking for something she will want to hold onto for years to come, to look back on and smile when she’s old, something that transcends reality, yet permeates throughout life at the same time. Something extremely large, yet infinitely tiny. Something simple.
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/9 "2000-06-29T16:35:38Z")
Throw away that nasty little card and write a proper RSVP letter. “Janet and Bob Soandso/accept with pleasure/the kind invitation of/Mr. and Mrs. Noodleloaf (parents of the bride)/for Saturday, the First of July.” And get those lines centred! This should jam the little box that the bride is using to keep track of who’s coming, which will serve her right.
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/10 "2000-06-29T16:39:04Z")
Well if I’d had a card to tick I would have done. But I didn’t, so I figured a one-sentence letter wasn’t pushing the boundaries of rudeness too far.
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### Author:  [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/11 "2000-06-29T19:15:55Z")
Whew, Sunshine, I’m glad I did the right thing! I got the invitation to the wedding of a dear friend the other day. It was just a formality, my friend knows perfectly that I am coming, as I have already bought my plane tickets. Too bad the invitation goes to her mother, and I am not sure how much discussion my friend and her mom are having over the guest list. However, I was completely befuddled by the \_\_\_\_\_ ! Fortunately, there was a
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ chicken
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ vegetarian
that I could check, so in case I did the first part wrong, it would still be obvious that I was coming.
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### Author:  [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/12 "2000-06-29T19:20:41Z")
Huh.
I’m used to seeing the line as
\_\_\_\_\_will \_\_\_\_\_ attend
in which you are to write the number of guests that will be attending in the first blank, or “not” in the second blank.
I’ve never been asked how many chickens or vegetarians will be attending.
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/13 "2000-06-29T19:22:10Z")
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> originally posted by Moe:
> Well, you see, that’s just it. I’m looking for something that the bride will just have to sit there and ponder for 2, 3, 10 minutes.
How about translating the word “indubitably” into Icelandic, and write it in [runes](http://www.itn.is/~gunnsi/folk/runes.htm)? Of course, this will require some research on your part.
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### Author:  [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/14 "2000-06-29T19:26:19Z")
Arnold, you rock 🙂
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### Author:  [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/15 "2000-06-29T19:27:53Z")
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> How about translating the word “indubitably” into Icelandic, and write it in [runes](http://www.itn.is/~gunnsi/folk/runes.htm)? Of course, this will require some research on your part.
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Ohhh that’s good, but I don’t think I’m willing to put quite that much effort into it.
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### Author:  [@Nodule\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nodule_B)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/16 "2000-06-29T19:31:21Z")
What’s wrong with Yes?
RSVP’s don’t have to be clever, do they?
(Don’t tell me now! It’s too late for all my close friends.)
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### Author:  [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/17 "2000-06-29T19:55:56Z")
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Well that doesn’t make any sense. I will ‘yes’ attend?
What the hell kind of grammar is that? Nope, sorry, doesn’t work. Next!
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### Author:  [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/18 "2000-06-29T20:32:30Z")
I like to write in “probably” or “more than likely”. I prefer to keep open all my options.
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### Author:  [@Perderabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perderabo)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/19 "2000-06-29T21:31:07Z")
How about “joyously”? Or “half-heartedly” as the case may be. I hope you can write small. How many letters do you figure will fit?
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### Author:  [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2000, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-_____-attend-wedding/24028/20 "2000-06-29T21:52:29Z")
I think someone wrote “happily” or “enthusiastically” on mine. I thought it was funny.
If you’re feeling mean, “reluctantly” should shake them up.
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