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In Britain, people often invite friends for a meal, a party or just coffee. People who know each other very well — c__________ friends, family or neighbors — visit each other’s houses w_________ an invitation, but usually an invitation is n__________. When people invite someone to their homes, they often say: “Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?” Answers are: “Thanks. We’d love to. What time?” or “I’m sorry. We’d love to but we have t_________ for the concert.” However, it is not p__________ to say “No, we wouldn’t”!

Sometimes, the British use expressions that s__________ like invitations but which are not invitations. For example: “You must come over for a drink sometime.” or “Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.” These are u__________ just polite ways of ending a talk. They are not real invitations because they don’t m__________ an exact time or day. They just show that the person is t__________ to be friendly and the answers are: “Yes, that would be n__________.” or “OK, yes, thanks.”