Thread: Do grammatical errors bother you?
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Old 10-23-2010, 08:55 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The one that irritates me is the use of the word "gift" as a verb. I don't know why it should do so, but it does. What's wrong with "give"?
The verb form of gift is considered archaic by most English speakers today. Still, 'tis a perfectly good word.
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