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'Gift' vs 'give' also rustles my jimmies. The phrase 'he gifted it to her' doesn't mean anything different from 'he gave it to her'. As a Calvinite, my stance i
by waiquoo 2y ago
'Gift' vs 'give' also rustles my jimmies. The phrase 'he gifted it to her' doesn't mean anything different from 'he gave it to her'. As a Calvinite, my stance is that 'verbing weirds language'.
https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/25 https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/25
- globnomulous 2y agoEw, likewise. I'd even go so far as to say that "verbing" this way is "impactful," and not in a good way. "Going forward," we should all try to use language more thoughtfully. The C&H strip is wonderful. That whole comic strip is brilliant and timeless.
- fennecfoxy 2y agoNah, give implies it was just given. Something being gifted has specific emotional, cultural and character connotations that differ from simply giving, imo.