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WeWork's Meetup slaps RSVP fees on events ‒ then tells everyone not to panic amid backlash

Kubla Cant
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RSVP?

How did a request for a response ("Répondez s'il vous plaît" = "Please reply") become a response?

And if an RSVP is now a response, shouldn't the abbreviation be changed to RSVPSVP?

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