The word "gifted" as a verb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind the word, and actually think it’s correct usage in your original post. A stranger gifts another person something large. If she gave it to the stranger, it seems weird.

This makes absolutely no sense.

[Anonymous]

I honestly hate it so much, I'm not sure why. Maybe I find the type of person to use this term a bit off-putting.

(I realize it's more widespread now, but a few years ago when I first started noticing it, there seemed to be a certain type - 30s-40s woman, blonde, maybe a would-be "influencer", refers to herself as "mama" and also uses terms like "littles" and "the hubs", possibly involved in an MLM like Lularoe, wears false eyelashes in her posed instagram photos).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gifted gives a little more information than gave. If I give you the salt and pepper at dinner, that's not a gift; you shouldn't take it home with you. I don't use it myself, but I see why people would.

Except I never see it used where this information needs clarifying. Even your example is not a context where this information is needed.

I always feel embarrassed for people who use it. It sounds try-hard.

This. Context clues are sufficient for anyone of average intelligence to understand whether something was a gift.

What’s the conclusion when a relative offers to give $100,000 for a house down payment?

[Anonymous]

I hate it too!
Why not just say given? Why gifted?

What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gifting is part of adulting.

Both words irritate me but I accept that the language is evolving. I won’t use it.

[Anonymous]

language evolves, you have to accept that. If you don't you're more likely to suffer dementia in later years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:language evolves, you have to accept that. If you don't you're more likely to suffer dementia in later years

What?! That's some logic.

[Anonymous]

OP, I don’t love it either, but I soothe the geeky part of myself by remembering that the Latin words for ‘gift’ and ‘give’ are very similar to each other. I like it when English follows Latin patterns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:language evolves, you have to accept that. If you don't you're more likely to suffer dementia in later years

This is my favourite post ever on this site. I’m going to start saying it ironically to my students.

[Anonymous]

I don't like it; it sounds pretentious to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gifted gives a little more information than gave. If I give you the salt and pepper at dinner, that's not a gift; you shouldn't take it home with you. I don't use it myself, but I see why people would.

Except I never see it used where this information needs clarifying. Even your example is not a context where this information is needed.

I always feel embarrassed for people who use it. It sounds try-hard.

This. Context clues are sufficient for anyone of average intelligence to understand whether something was a gift.

What’s the conclusion when a relative offers to give $100,000 for a house down payment?

That is a gift in the legal sense. The people on here saying "I gifted my SIL a sweater for her birthday" are just trying to sound refined, and failing miserably. You don't have to declare your shitty Ann Taylor sweater to the iRS, Larla!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gifting is part of adulting.

Both words irritate me but I accept that the language is evolving. I won’t use it.

I am with thee.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gifted gives a little more information than gave. If I give you the salt and pepper at dinner, that's not a gift; you shouldn't take it home with you. I don't use it myself, but I see why people would.

Except I never see it used where this information needs clarifying. Even your example is not a context where this information is needed.

I always feel embarrassed for people who use it. It sounds try-hard.

This. Context clues are sufficient for anyone of average intelligence to understand whether something was a gift.

What’s the conclusion when a relative offers to give $100,000 for a house down payment?

That is a gift in the legal sense. The people on here saying "I gifted my SIL a sweater for her birthday" are just trying to sound refined, and failing miserably. You don't have to declare your shitty Ann Taylor sweater to the iRS, Larla!

"Gave" is not a legal term for "gift"
Aunt Peggy gave junior $100,000 as a loan for his downpayment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gifted gives a little more information than gave. If I give you the salt and pepper at dinner, that's not a gift; you shouldn't take it home with you. I don't use it myself, but I see why people would.

Except I never see it used where this information needs clarifying. Even your example is not a context where this information is needed.

I always feel embarrassed for people who use it. It sounds try-hard.

This. Context clues are sufficient for anyone of average intelligence to understand whether something was a gift.

What’s the conclusion when a relative offers to give $100,000 for a house down payment?

That is a gift in the legal sense. The people on here saying "I gifted my SIL a sweater for her birthday" are just trying to sound refined, and failing miserably. You don't have to declare your shitty Ann Taylor sweater to the iRS, Larla!

"Gave" is not a legal term for "gift"
Aunt Peggy gave junior $100,000 as a loan for his downpayment.

So that's a loan, not a gift, and you wouldn't use the term "gift," legally or otherwise, you would use "gave," as you just did. If you want to be more precise, you would write "Aunt Peggy loaned Junior $100k for his downpayment," but either way, gift is not the appropriate term.

[Anonymous]

It’s a legal term the IRS uses and perfectly correct.