Mary did not “gift” Johnny a book. Mary gave Johnny a book.
The verb is “to give”. Give, gave, given.
One gives a gift. One does not gift a gift. That’s stupid. “Gift” is a fucking noun.
Just stop it.
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“Mary did you know?”
Of COURSE she knew. The angel told her all about it!
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In spanish, a gift is un regalo, to give a gift is regalar. I suspect that the creeping verb “to gift” is just more evidence that President Trump’s wall wasn’t finished in time to prevent the downfall of Murica.
ETA: The OED reports the first recorded use of “gift” as a verb is from before 1600, while the first use as a noun is from the 1100s, so you’re right to think “to gift” is a new-fangled usage. I would guess that the most common use of “to gift” is in large charitable giving, so that it’s pretty common to hear that Mr. Texifornia gifted $8 million to the Texas Tech football program. Good job Texifornia!
The denominalization of our language must stop. Make America Anthimeria Free Again!
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