...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.)

Yes! If you run for office on this single issue I will vote for you.

Fair enough, Puppy!

It doesn't really bother me as I am used to it in a legal context.

Usually pendants get upset about losing words with distinct meaning (such as literally and disinterested). Gifted (which does not mean the same as given) is the exception.

Well, I discovered this week that the preferred spelling of 'focused' is spelled thus. Only one 's'. I mean and . Surely that would be pronounced folk-used. The 'e' will make the 'u' a long sounding u. If you put 2 's' in 'focussed' it underlines it in red, but at least the 'u' will be a short u. We're getting far too much rubbish from America.

Oh yes, department stores and their 'gifting days'

"Gifted" and "to gift" are old and well-established terms which have been used in that context for centuries, albeit fell out of favour until recently. Find it hard to get worked up about it to be honest. Also, from an anthropological point of view, gifting and giving are often markedly separate exchanges and having more than one word to describe those exchanges can be useful.

I agree, I think. But I should add that I hate, loathe and despise the phrase 'with all the trimmings'. No other meal seems to have 'trimmings'. And thank God for that, because it just gives me a mental image of the aftermath of pubic topiary.

Merry I have a similar issue with the pronunciation of the name Eloise. Everyone pronounces it eh-Louise. Where on earth does the 'lou' sound come from. Surely it should be eh-loyz.

Vanessa yiu are right :o

YANBU. See also "cleanse". I know it's a word, but it's totally unnecessary when "clean" does just as well, and it sounds horribly unctuous.

I agree with you, but it's only something I ever see on MN.

It the same with the use of 'access'. Ds cannot access his water bottle during the day or I need constant access to my bedroom. No one I know speaks like that in real life.

I know that language is fluid and evolving but some words seems to spread like wildfire. 'Costed' and 'narrative' are two that are all over the place at the moment. Just musing, but I wonder who starts them off and why they're suddenly in use all the time.

Stealth. I always say it: E-low-eese'. There should be an umlaut or whatever that dotty thing is on the 'i' to make it a sound in itself like the 'e' on Zoe (not pronounced 'Zo'!).

I'm with you on 'snack'. It's not a snack, it's EATING BETWEEN MEALS!! Sorry. No opinion on the 'gifted' thing.

because it just gives me a mental image of the aftermath of pubic topiary.

I will henceforth have that mental image when 'all the trimmings' is said (My Dad will say it at least once over Xmas dinner). Thanks Vanessa

It's not a snack, it's EATING BETWEEN MEALS

I'm just going to grab an 'eating between meals' to put in my bag for later when I'm hungry.

gifting and giving are often markedly separate exchanges and having more than one word to describe those exchanges can be useful.

How so?

Courtney, yes, 'access' in that context gives me the screams.

Gifts and gifting piss me off too.

Also 'text' as the past tense: 'I text her last night and she text back.'

Many many more, but I'd be here all day.

Courtney, add 'cohort' to your list. Has a specific meaning but is now just used to mean a group of children

"All the trimmings" is now excised from my vocabulary!

Why do people get so outraged about vocabulary though? The strength of language used (hate, despise, can't bear...) is a bit weird for something as seemingly innocuous as using a recently coined phrase
.

I agree. I get irrationally wound up about this. There will be other stuff I do that I see objectively is wrong but doesn't bother me.

Longestlurkerever I can't speak for anyone else but I guess I like hyperbole for comic effect. I still maintain that it's a dreadful phrase though! (sorry to those who will now forever have the same mental picture as me when they hear the phrase!)

Stealth, I believe the word you wanted is 'prepped'.

For my carrots you mean?

Gifted is correct terminology in accounting. I hated accounting so now I’m really confused as to whether I hate ‘gifted’ or not