it's gracefully decline

[Montymorency]

not graciously. just saying.

Everyone else has learned to use capital letters at the start of sentences though 🤷🏻‍♀️

Everyone else has learned to use capital letters at the start of sentences though 🤷🏻‍♀️

Those of us for whom grammar is important!

You're wrong.

The correct saying is "graciously decline."

"Graciously" means to do something in a kind, polite, and respectful manner, which fits perfectly when you're declining something politely.

Example:

"I must graciously decline the invitation, but I truly appreciate the offer."

"Gracefully decline" is sometimes used, but it's much less common and tends to emphasize elegance in the manner of refusal, rather than politeness. "Graciously" is generally the better and more standard choice.

How can you be scrapping about gracious/graceful when there is the use of ‘invite’ in the place of ‘invitation’ by some posters - a sin so glaring that I now have to close the thread and never re-open it?

It's neck and neck in book usage.

Respectably I disagree 😑

Ether way, its definitely not "gratefully decline".

Gracefully is more correct. Graciously has crept in, I imagine because people mishear "gracefully" or hear others misspeak. I still say "gracefully".

You graciously decline, and sentences begin with capital letters.

I suppose you could decline something gracefully, if you were referring to the physical appearance of the person, in the act of declining something.

@FeministUnderTheCatriarchy is correct @Montymorency it is graciously decline.

However - “ I can’t fucking go” works also.

“I can go, but I don’t fucking want to” leaves no room for confusion, I find.

Graciously has crept in, I imagine because people mishear "gracefully" or hear others misspeak. I still say "gracefully".
Funny, I was thinking exactly the opposite; it sounds so wrong to me..."I am graceful, but no ta" 😅

Or in the style of Phoebe, I wish I could but I don’t want to

It really doesn’t.

Gracefulness is a physical attribute. Thus one can gracefully recline.
But to decline an invitation must be done graciously: the manner in which one hands over the envelope is of lesser import.

Aaaargh you are right - it’s gratefully or gracefully not graciously. Anything but graciously.

Agree. You would refer to yourself as graciously declining to indicate you were doing so with kindness and respect. To refer to yourself as gracefully declining would be a form of self flattery, see how elegantly I am declining.

I mean, honestly....what's wrong with - 'I can't come, sorry'.😂

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Gratefully decline would be funnier though and gets the point across more firmly.

Personally I prefer to decline in whichever way is most embarrassing.

This.
You're grateful to be asked.
Nothing gracious or graceful about declining. Just go to thing or shut up 😂

What a shame that you cannot gracefully accept you might be wrong.

Will Young.