...to shriek that you don't mean "gifted", you mean "given"?

[ArcheryAnnie]

I don't "gift" people things, I give them things. I am not "gifted" things, I am given things.

I hate it so much that i have come to even hate the word "gift" used as a noun, and prefer "present" instead.

(And yes I know my hate is disproportionate. While I'm here I also hate the words "munch" and "snack", too.)

Well am off to munch a snack whilst wrapping gifts

YANBU at all. Grrr!

Gifted is what very clever little children are.
Presents or gifts are given not gifted.

I do think it has a place to make it clear it is given as a present, but I also hate it and its overuse in every sentence in place of 'given' at all costs.

I popped into see my friend on the way back from work and gifted her a box of jam tarts.
Like that.

I'm starting The Society For Not Putting 'ed' On The End Of Things.
(Its. Roast. Potatoes.)

But mashed potatoes.

YANBU. Why did it change? "Giving" something is perfectly understandable and easy to say, no need for this gifting nonsense.
And you can say you're giving a present.
Gifting a gift doesn't sound right.

It just sounds so pompous. Gifting something from your vast wealth is one thing. Gifting a bottle of red wine is not the same

YANBU totally agree

But texted is OK. Not "I text her last night"

I'm German and Gift is the word for poison. I avoid it for that very reason!

I am so very, very much with you.

Although I never use gift as a noun, either. It’s a present.

Third or fourth time I've seen a thread on "gifted" versus "given."

There's not enough context to tell if you're being unreasonable. "Gifted" is a valid English word that has a more specific meaning than "given", so is useful in certain contexts.

Stealth the word "pop" can do one, too. It's too often used in sentences like "It doesn't take much effort to pop a full roast with all the trimmings in the oven".

Yes OK point taken :).
Along with bung or chuck "bung a few carrots in and you're done"

Whereas for me it involved peeling, slicing and clearing up the carrots. Yes, putting them in the pan is not onerous

There are 101contexts in which something can be "given" without being a gift.

I'm with you op - can't stand gifted instead of given

Firesuit then I shall always specify that I have GIVEN something to you as a PRESENT.

Agree. It all began when wrapping paper was renamed gift wrap. Wrap is a verb. Gif is a noun not a verb. Sorry to be so technical!!

I don't much like 'shriek' either OP.

A surprising number of British people have trouble with past participles. I see it a lot on Mumsnet "have rang", "had drank" and hear it in real life -- "wouldn't have gave".
If you use "gifted" you kill two birds with one stone; you avoid the need to find the right past participle and you also emphasise your own thoughtfulness. You're not just passing on something you didn't need, or picking something up at the shops; you are GIFTING, which is nearly as grand as bequeathing!

Isn't the word gift in itself probably from the root: gived?

As long as i can shriek that language is fluid and constantly evolving