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 !

@thinkingaboutLangCleg

”Rachael, what were your takeaways from that discussion?”

“Mine’s the fish and chips, but I could see some merit in the kebab too...”

😂

To me, you give someone a present that you bought or made for them, You give away something you no longer want. Therefore "gift" as a verb is unnecessary.

I do hate gentle reminder. What's next, a brutal reminder? 😂

I have gifted yourself a response, OP. You are clearly very impacted by this issue.

@UrAWizHarry

Languages evolve shock.

This ^ Or you’d be saying “Gadzooks! I fear my Lady doth use the English Language with a peasants dialect!”

'All da feeelz' boils my piss too!

@Missushbb

I do hate gentle reminder. What's next, a brutal reminder? 😂

Also polite notice. As opposed to a rude one?

Signage instead of signs
Learnings
Linkage instead of links

Teens who write "imma" instead of I'm going to..

In defence of "can I get" its standard usage in Scotland.

@ElfAndSafetyInspector

I have gifted yourself a response, OP. You are clearly very impacted by this issue.

😂😂😂

Yourself is really funny Elfie!

Gifted was used as a verb in a plaque at The Montrose Library in 1905. It's been around a lot longer as a verb than most people realise.

That's interesting @AntsMarching Weirdly, I have no issue with the use of 'gifted' ... like 'I was gifted a clock from work...'

I understand others aren't keen though.

Agree with this point. It's so childish correcting people. Self styled pedants!

Self-styled would work better.

I totally agree with you. Gifted is an adjective that should only be used to describe exceptional talent.

Don't get me started on the use of English language in legal documents! I could quote many examples of legal documents that are so poorly written they mean the opposite of what the writer intended. I have spent days in court listening to barristers discuss the meaning of a single word used in the wrong context. If only we had a single definitive dictionary available to everyone life would be so much simpler!

OP YANBU at all. Keep being right. You aren’t pedantic.

When I google 'gifted' though, it does come up as 'very talented,' and having exceptional ability etc... I can't find anywhere where it says 'given something...'

Yes yes yes, what you said. I can't vote as I'm on iPad, but with you.

"Architect designed home"...as if the other ones were just built randomly by without any thought or plan before the building process started!

What was your name

Get I get a skinny cap to go

I brought a new coat

"Takeout" what's wrong with takeaway?
"Surgeries" when you mean operations.

@littlepattilou

When I google 'gifted' though, it does come up as 'very talented,' and having exceptional ability etc... I can't find anywhere where it says 'given something...'

That’s because verbs are listed in the present tense in a dictionary; look up “gift” rather than gifted.

Yup. Couldn’t agree more

You’re not gifted, love, you can’t bloody spell

@IAcceptCookies Thank you.

Your/you're - hope your well aaaaaahhhhhh it's hope you're well for ffs!!!

Also agree with myself/yourself instead of me or you - people think it makes them sound professional or educated and it does neither

tbh that happens to me constantly because of predictive text.