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Gifting
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:24 pm
by oldangelmidnight
We already have a perfectly good verb. Giving someone a gift is kindness. Gifting someone a gift is just confusing.
I don't mean to be prescriptivist but come on.
Re: Gifting
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:29 pm
by Chankgeez
i would like to gif someone a gift.
Re: Gifting
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:34 pm
by D.o.S.
DOOOO IT.
Re: Gifting
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 10:06 pm
by futuresailors
Give is derived from gift.
In one of my essays for school I thought I was being all clever by using gift as a verb since it's originally old norse and the essay was on Beowulf.
The professor wanted me to change it because she "hated when kids use nouns as verbs".
I won.