Thread: Current Phrases You Can't Stand
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Old 01-29-2020, 07:01 AM   #24
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It is quite amusing to see the rather elastic definition of "current" for many of these peeves. The OED's first citation for the verb "gift" is from an unspecified date in the 16th century.
"15.. Wife in Morel's Skin C j b The friendes that were together met He [printed Be] gyfted them richely with right good speede."
I am in awe of anyone who's been alive so long they can consider a 500 year old usage a "current" development.
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