Everyone was inviting me, all the C.E.O.'s, because no one knew what a speaker was.
But a junior French minister, on a visit to London to boost French tourism not long ago, flummoxed everyone by inviting "as many Britons as possible" to come and join in festivities, ticket or no ticket.
A close personal adviser interprets: "What Titid is telling you is that he's inviting everyone and talking to everyone.
He was inviting everyone in the residential building over for a drink.
We're inviting everyone out there to contribute something to the book.
It's similar to inviting everyone to a rave for your 40th-birthday party.
Mr Chapman, generous as always, made a sweeping gesture with his hand, inviting everyone for a drink.
There was a commercial with the mayor inviting everyone to Boston to celebrate.
He then encouraged everyone to relax, inviting the attendees to "bask in the admiration of your peers".
"We consider inviting everyone, but I don't think he adds anything to the meet right now," Wetmore said.
