Grammatically [In]Correct Wording???

Debbie2011 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 10:00 PM

Grammatically [In]Correct Wording???

So many of you have put my mind at ease with the RSVP issue (including # of guests)... but now I just noticed something else...

I put an 's' at the end of the word regret. So my cards actually read:

M_______________________

___ accepts with pleasure
___ declines with regrets

Is this grammatically incorrect???

Bride in 2012 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 10:02 PM

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Posted by Debbie2011

So many of you have put my mind at ease with the RSVP issue (including # of guests)... but now I just noticed something else...

I put an 's' at the end of the word regret. So my cards actually read:

M_______________________

___ accepts with pleasure
___ declines with regrets

Is this grammatically incorrect???

I think it's declines with regret

Debbie2011 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 10:03 PM

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Posted by Bride in 2012

I think it's declines with regret

ugh... that's what i was afraid of!!!

bartgirl12 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 10:06 PM

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My way too smart FH said that the tenses just have to match. So either 'decline with regret' or 'declines with regrets' work. and yet i would have thought 'declines with regret'. so confusing!

Bride in 2012 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 10:12 PM

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Posted by Debbie2011

Posted by Bride in 2012

I think it's declines with regret

ugh... that's what i was afraid of!!!

meant to put a 's' after regrets.

jovigirl414 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 11:03 PM

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I think you're good ... my 'regret' line is pluralized too, I believe

PeaceLoveWedding Posted: Feb 16, 2011 11:21 PM

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Posted by bartgirl12

My way too smart FH said that the tenses just have to match. So either 'decline with regret' or 'declines with regrets' work. and yet i would have thought 'declines with regret'. so confusing!

Yep, you're good. No worries :)

MrsSx2 Posted: Feb 16, 2011 11:29 PM

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I think you're fine either way.

Try not to sweat the small stuff!

Debbie2011 Posted: Feb 17, 2011 05:40 AM

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so it seems like my wording IS correct, but for some reason, it just *sounds* funny... but i'm certainly not going to argue; they're already printed!! :-P

Thar1127 Posted: Feb 17, 2011 07:07 AM

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its not really gonna matter- people are gonna accept with pleasure or decline-- wither it be 'declines or 'decline' haha

bebita0830 Posted: Feb 17, 2011 10:46 AM

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I think is 'regret' without the 's'

MrsMikeyT Posted: Feb 17, 2011 11:03 AM

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Posted by bartgirl12

My way too smart FH said that the tenses just have to match. So either 'decline with regret' or 'declines with regrets' work. and yet i would have thought 'declines with regret'. so confusing!

Wouldn't it then be 'accepts with pleasures'? I thought 'pleasure' and 'regret' were collective or something - more than one person can have either, kind of like 'money' ('We have money' doesn't change to 'We have monies')

LOL I feel like I'm in 4th grade again - and I never got it right then, either!!