Problem: Article: The initialism R.S.V.P. stands for Respondez, s'il vous plait which means please reply in French. Unfortunately, some people might not be familiar with this expression and its meaning. By changing the wording of your invitation, or including the words "please reply," there will be less of a chance that a guest misunderstands your request. Another option you might consider: "please send your RSVP response to..." When an electronic invite shows up in your mail, it's easy to put it off until later or glance at it without realizing all the planning and effort that goes into a party. You might communicate this to your guests by saying: To ensure there is enough food and drink for everyone, please send a response to this invitation. So that we can prepare seating for everyone in advance, please reply as to whether or not you can make our party. If there is too much text or confusing wording, your guest might misinterpret the purpose of your invitation. This may cause her to think you are only informing her of the event, and not requesting an RSVP. To keep your invitation to the point, you might: Limit your invitation to only necessary information, such as who is holding the event, what the event is for, where the event will be, when it will be, and why it is being held. Be sure you draw attention to the RSVP deadline on your invitation so that it can't be missed! You may also want to use a "soft" deadline on your invitation, as it is common for a few stragglers to respond shortly after the deadline has passed. To draw attention to this information you might: Use an eye catching design to draw attention. Use all caps, italics, underlining, or special font. A simple typo or outdated auto-fill settings in your web browser could result in you directing people to a surprise party at someone else's house! Check and double check your contact information before you send out your invitations. In many cases, a host or hostess might request the RSVP be returned only if a guest is unable to make the event. Be sure the words "RSVP regrets only" are prominent and clearly expressed so that no guest misunderstands the purpose of this kind of RSVP.
Summary: Translate the French to minimize misunderstandings. Remind your guests of the reason their response is important. Arrange the information of your invitation clearly. Set a deadline for responses in your invitation. Verify your contact information. Emphasize "regrets only" RSVPs to prevent confusion.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Combine it with something else, perhaps. Your favorite candy bar? The name of your girlfriend from high school? Your hometown? These are all words you could add into a band name or just use as one. Having meaning behind your brand name can be important when it comes to publicity. You want your band name to have a good story, such as Led Zeppelin has. (Keith Moon of The Who heard one of their gigs and stated that they would go over like a lead balloon- in British English, a Lead Zeppelin.) They kept the idea but changed the spelling. Make a list of your favorite people, places, and things. Do this without thinking too hard. You may find a good band name in that list (especially if you combine a few of the words). These can have staying power. A famous example is the band Veruca Salt, which took its name from the book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Mikey Way was working in Barnes and Noble and saw the book by Irvine Welsh entitled "Three Tales of Chemical Romance," then came up with My Chemical Romance. Good Charlotte also got their name from the book "Good Charlotte." Matthew Sanders got the name Avenged Sevenfold from the Book of Genesis in the Bible. There was actually a band called Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. Not surprisingly, it ended up changing its name. Naming a band after a better known celebrity is rarely a good idea; basing it on a dated reference is more problematic. Use a song lyric. Panic At The Disco were inspired by the song "Panic" by Name Taken, and All Time Low got their name from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory. Flowers. Food. Sewing machines. You name it. Look around the house. You'll find a lot of common things with interesting names. Malcolm and Angus Young from AC/DC found their band name on a sewing machine. AC/DC (Meaning: Alternating Current/Direct Current) was printed on the back. They decided to use that. Food names can also make good band names. Think Black-eyed Peas or Red Hot Chili Peppers. There are different ways you can pick random names. Sometimes bands will randomly flip through a dictionary. That's what REM, The Pixies, Incubus, The Grateful Dead, Evanescence and Outkast did. Apoptygma Berzerk did as well, using two randomly found words. Use a band name generator. Some online sites will put together random words to generate lists of potential band names for you. The downside of a name generator is that you're not tapping into your own creativity. And your band name won't be something with meaning. Still, random names can generate inspired pairings. A randomly creative name might be more unique. Some of the best band names consist of putting two words together that have nothing to do with each other. Think: Pearl Jam. You can also just brainstorm random words that you think sound cool. And then put them together. Or put them together to create a new word (like Nickelback). This is always a possibility, especially if your band has a front man. For example, the Dave Matthews Band is simply based on a band member's name and it works. There is risk to this name choice. If your brand changes the frontman, it will be tough to continue with the same name. Van Halen is an example. The other problem with such a name is that some band members might feel left out. If you choose your own name, you might want to add to it to make it more interesting. Or just use your last name. You could create a new word that is a combination of parts of other words. Perhaps this new word (or phrase) will have some kind of significant meaning to you. Metallica is an example of a band with a name that is a made-up word. Drummer Lars Ulrich made it up while thinking about a metal magazine. Create a new word by misspelling a common word, like Korn. Some bands combine parts of their hometowns' names with other pieces of words. However, you might be called out as a fake if you choose a place name from somewhere you're not really from. A band might name itself after a neighborhood in its hometown. Examples are Soundgarden, Linkin Park, Hawthorne Heights, Alter Bridge, or Cypress Hill (misspelling is optional).
Summary:
Find a word with meaning to you. Use a pop culture or literary reference. Get inspiration from common products or things. Pick a random name. Use your own name (or your initials). Make up a new word.