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by baubino 166 days ago
> People say “invite” for “invitation”, then instead of using “invite” as a verb they say they “sent an invite”.

That happened with the onset of digital invitations, like evite, in the late 90s/early 2000s. I remember it vividly because I staunchly refused to use “invite” in place of “invitation.” I wonder how many other language shifts are also tech related.