Quote:
Originally Posted by amward
One of the things I have noticed on this forum is people using the word gifted instead of gave, as in "a Kindle, gifted to my mother" I wasn't sure if it was tongue in cheek, bad grammar or a usage like gotten that has died out here in Oz. Can anyone enlighten me?
|
I use the expression gifted. According to my dictionary, it is acceptable to use gift as either a noun or verb. To say you gifted something is shorter than to say that you gave something as a gift. It's meant to emphasize that you gave something as a gift and didn't expect anything in exchange for your act of giving. I can't say when or where I learned (or learnt) the expression. I think it's something I've picked up more recently.