Aibu to hate gifting

[UniQuery]

It's giving isn't it? Or giving a present?

WTf is gifting?

Urgh yes.

Especially in shops that have a ‘gifting’ section filled with crap that no one would want in their own houses.

The focus is on the giver on and not the recipient - therein lies the difference.

"I am gifting this to you" - be grateful
"Here's a gift" - hope you like it!

I opened the thread ready to shriek "it's giving not gifting ffs!!'
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Agree wholeheartedly OP

It is not actually a verb. A Gift is a noun. It's like for example an arse or a breast. Who would say I am arsing you a .... Or I am breasting you something?

Agree. It should be "gift giving".

Aibu to hate this same thread being posted every 2 weeks…

The word "present" seems to be dying out, which is a shame.

@phishy - v sorry. I don't follow threads that much but pleasing to hear that others are on my side

@LosingTheWill2022

I opened the thread ready to shriek "it's giving not gifting ffs!!' 🤣 Agree wholeheartedly OP

Me too! 😂

I hate it. I hate people saying I’ve been gifted x. No you’ve been given x!

@phishy

Aibu to hate this same thread being posted every 2 weeks…

Gosh! Never heard of this "complaint" before. So to me, this is the first time that I have commentated.

Yes! It totally sets my teeth on edge!

And I don't know why it irritates me so much I'm not usual bothered by new/different usages but this makes me want to scream.

Who started it & why??? It's not like we didn't already have perfectly functional words, what gap does it fill ??

Seems like a new thing?? Never heard it used until recently and yes, sets my teeth on edge every time I see/hear it!

I actually don’t mind it. And i do mind a lot of pointless neologisms.
I like the way it differentiates between general use of giving (eg. i gave her an extra cushion, give me a kiss, give this cuppa to your dad), and an actual intended present that you mean to transfer ownership.

I hate it too.

I also hate 'birthed'. Prefer 'gave birth to'.

@UniQuery

It is not actually a verb. A Gift is a noun. It's like for example an arse or a breast. Who would say I am arsing you a .... Or I am breasting you something?

Cambridge Dictionary has it listed as both a noun and a verb.

@UniQuery

It is not actually a verb. A Gift is a noun. It's like for example an arse or a breast. Who would say I am arsing you a .... Or I am breasting you something?

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Are you going to be gifting your mothers something for mother day or just buying them some petrol station flowers as usual?

YA sooooooo NBA. A vile mangling of language.
It sounds so insincere to me too, like advertising copy or corporate speak.

Gifting is so patronising.

@UniQuery

It is not actually a verb. A Gift is a noun. It's like for example an arse or a breast. Who would say I am arsing you a .... Or I am breasting you something?

"Where is that arsing thing?" might not be grammatically correct but it still has its place in my expletive phrase book.

"Breasting the hill" and "Breasting a pheasant" are both legitimate uses of the verb "to breast".

The English language changes continuously.
I don’t say gifting but it will get used more often and that doesn’t bother me.
The exception for me is when period dramas use language that was definitely not in use at the time. Absolutely no need for it.

Can honestly say that I have never heard this expression until literally a minute ago when I read your title!