It’s GIVEN not GIFTED FFS !!!

[TriflePudding]

Oh god it’s all over Facebook and it’s driving me crazy - “I have here to gift ...a tatty old sofa I can’t be arsed to get rid of myself so I’m fobbing it off on someone else”
or “I have been gifted a bag of baby clothes but they are too small, does anyone know if anyone in need ?”
Or “looking to gift some donations to local women’s refuge/children’s hospital- who do I get in touch with ?”

JUST FUCK OFF !! Say “given” and while we are at it just donate stuff quietly without any fanfare !

YABU - it is perfectly acceptable to use “gifted” as a verb

Or

YANBU - the word “gifted” being used as a verb was invented by Beelzebub himself.

Please feel free to add your own !

@2thumbs

Commonly used by American sports commentators: winningest - hurts every time!

@2thumbs

I'm horribly pedantic normally but I don't mind winningest - possibly because we lived in the US for a few years 40 years ago, and so much of their language was so different I just went along with it.
It's quite cute. (But also - there is no single word alternative.)

What I do hate are things like bias for biased and text for texted

The complaining posts about complaining threads are equally old.

In fairness, it’s those starting the complaining threads that are getting the ball rolling 😂

@TatianaBis

Its the difference between Old Norse influenced dialects in the former Danelaw areas and Anglo-Saxon (presumably northern French).

And BBC presenters are speaking old dialects because?

They're not "old dialects". Modern English dialects are based on older forms of English, which originated from different sources.

Do you live in Britain? Surely you must have heard a Northern English accent and how different it is to a West Country accent, for example?

@TatianaBis

When I was at uni I came back to my car after a supermarket shop to find this note on the windscreen:

"I saw you as I was sat in me Austin Metro. Call me"

At least he didn't say "I seen you"

And while I'm at it, and probably boring everyone to death, "gift" and "give" come from the same word in Old Norse and developed slightly differently.

So in Scandinavian languages, "gift" means to get married, but theres still older examples of usage around, such as the phrase "to give her hand in marriage".

You’re certainly not boring me Greenland. It’s fascinating.

@GreenlandTheMovie

All dialects are old. Apart from MLE.

Why is Jack Whitehouse speaking a regional dialect?

I’m fairly relaxed about language generally but ‘gifted’ really annoys me.

[quote TatianaBis]@GreenlandTheMovie

All dialects are old. Apart from MLE.

Why is Jack Whitehouse speaking a regional dialect?[/quote]
If you use "old" in the way in which you did previously, you imply that you think those dialects are outdated.

Dialects aren't necessarily old at all. They may be based on old dialects, but they are generally modern, and evolving.

I have no idea which dialect Jack Whitehouse speaks.

Whitehall

@TatianaBis

If you’re ‘irritated’ by something, then no ones forcing you to use it. The constant complaining threads on MN however, get very old.

The complaining posts about complaining threads are equally old.

If you're irritated no-one is forcing you to read it.

I think it's just surprising that so many people are bothered by words. Language is dynamic, what's the problem?

It's just an example of how highly strung a lot of people on mumsnet are though I suppose.

@GiantKitten yes yes yes to 'text' used as a past tense - eg 'I text him yesterday'. I can't work out whether it's just a shorthand or a genuine confusion from the fact that the 't' at the end sounds the same as the 'ed' at the end of a past tense. Either way, it drives me mad!

And yes, I hate 'gifted' too. It's so bloody pretentious (see also 'yourself' / 'myself' used all the time instead of you / me).

I hate it too! Drives me nuts!
I gifted = I gave
For gifting = gifts

Using adjectives as nouns, usually in irritating inspirational social media posts. Make your own happy. You can never have too much happy. Argh!
If you haven't noticed it yet, you will do soon.

If you use "old" in the way in which you did previously, you imply that you think those dialects are outdated.

No, that's just how you interpreted it.

Dialects an be simultaneously old and still in current usage.

Other than MLE I can't think of a UK regional dialect that isn't old.

If you haven't noticed it yet, you will do soon

Not if you don't use social media

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

Hacks - what? We used to say 'handy tips', didn't we?

OMG this really jars me! Life 'HACKS.' You mean tips and ideas, not HACKS. Sounds fucking awful.

I think it's just surprising that so many people are bothered by words. Language is dynamic, what's the problem?

I totally agree, I find people to be very rigid about this.

I think it's just surprising that so many people are bothered by words

Really? Some people are very sensitive to language. Start a thread on words that people love and hate - you'd be surprised.

I hate the words '"micturition" & "phalange".

I love the words "talisman" & "diaphanous".

So many of these drive me mad.

I don’t think anyone’s mentioned mince beef, mash potato, pack lunch, etc. WTF is wrong with people?

It’s minceD, mashED, packED, FFS.

Thankfully I'm not that judgemental. Bigger fish to fry.

A male friend was criticized for saying, “Mary (his wife) is expecting our baby in June.” He was asked if he was committed to being a good father to his child. He retorted that only his wife was in a delicate condition.
Irregular verbs are being driven out on both sides of the pond. Dove is better construction than dived. At least three years of Latin for all university bound students would teach far more about grammar than the current system.

Can I add also:

Belly instead of stomach ( tummy permitted)
Passed, instead of passed away or just plain died.
Yeah, esp when written in a work email.

I have turned into my maiden aunt.

My very American family referred to both our Nissan dealership and self-storage concern as shops. In New England, a shop is where work is done or things bought.
Some Americanisms are not considered good form by educated Americans.

I still want to hit people for saying “I’m good” enthusiastically when asked how they are. Well what a relief to know you’re not a psychopath.