"Gifted?" Stop it.
I see this new coinage everywhere. He "gifted" her with diamond studs after the birth of their baby. They "gifted" me a set of tupperware at the grocery store.
Monstrosity. Just say gave.
posted by Just some girl @ 5:48 PM
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Monstrosity. Just say gave.
3 Comments:
Isn't it ugly?
Here's one that bugs me, though it's of older coinage: "He felt obligated to take his mother out to dinner."
"Obligated"? The word is "obliged". Why the extra syllable?
Oblige, obliged. Obligation.
Obligated. Pfft!
:-)
But then you can't say "regifted". I believe in recycling.
Agreed. Disgusting. If you're going to F with the English language, at least make it shorter.
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