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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.
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To my German ears that always sounds a litle bit like a "greek gift" as the German word "Gift" means "poison".
