Do you use the word "gifting"? - Page 2

fortune · ‎03-14-2010

@BirkiLady wrote:
Or, do you use the word "gift" or "give"?

@BirkiLady

I guess if you like to turn a noun into a verb, such as dinnering, you could use gifting. I hate it, though. bam!.gif

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

Increasingly, I do in some contexts. It's a hybrid of gift giving.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

Never, it's pretentious.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

thank you @Marp!

"Gift has been a verb for 400 years. It is real. It is not new"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/gift-as-a-verb

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Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

@fortune wrote:
@BirkiLady wrote:
Or, do you use the word "gift" or "give"?
@BirkiLady
I guess if you like to turn a noun into a verb, such as dinnering, you could use gifting. I hate it, though.

@BirkiLady

So totally with you I could send you 100 hearts.

I call it the verbing of our language.

No I do not gifting with someone

Nor do I say "this will be useful for hosting"

I will not conversate either.

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libbyannE · ‎10-27-2010

@BirkiLady

I don’t use it as a verb, but “gift” is both a verb and a noun.

BirkiLady · ‎02-22-2015

@sunshine45 I also give (or present or send) my son, DIL and grandson money so I'm able to receive a tax deduction.

The money is never gifting (?) or gifted to them. It it given to them as a gift or present.

ETA: It's apparent my mom was an editor for the newspaper, isn't it? My BIL was also an editor for a FL newspaper and my sister was a reporter! I minored in English in college. LOL

Money screams; wealth whispers.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@BirkiLady wrote:
@sunshine45 I also give (or present or send) my son, DIL and grandson money so I'm able to receive a tax deduction.

The money is never gifting (?) or gifted to them. It it given to them as a gift or present.

@BirkiLady

but both ways are correct.

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on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
thank you @Marp!

"Gift has been a verb for 400 years. It is real. It is not new"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/gift-as-a-verb

@sunshine45-

I was just going to say that there is a cute explanation of how and when "gifting" became popular (we can blame Jerry Seinfeld and friends).

I think as @occasionalrain said, "gifting" does sound pretentious.

To hear someone say "I shall be gifting.."

sounds like a British wannabe or just not necessary.

Why not I'm going to give them a dang gift, alright?!😄

It's funny how it being used as a verb, does bring out our disdain, disgust etc as merriam- webster talked about.

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ms traditional · ‎03-09-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
thank you @Marp!

"Gift has been a verb for 400 years. It is real. It is not new"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/gift-as-a-verb

i appreciate the link. i see they don't give references which is a shame. i am curious if it was used colloquially then or formally - but this gives no clue.