"Kyle Holland" > wrote in message
. com...
>
> "Pennyaline" > wrote in
> message ...
> > "Wusthof!" wrote, in part:
> > > (In case you are wondering why I am selling. Everyone has known we
need
> > > knives and like Wusthof. A few days after I bought this set on a
> > > business trip, my wife got the word her parents are planning to gift
> > > her a Wusthof set on her forthcoming birthday!
> >
> > <seeeeethe>
> >
> > I hate that. I absolutely hate that! The word is GIVE! They are planning
> to
> > GIVE her a set on her birthday, not GIFT her one!
> >
> >
> > AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!
>
> From Webster's, see #3.
>
> Main Entry: 1gift
> Pronunciation: 'gift
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse, something given, talent; akin
to
> Old English giefan to give
> 1 : a notable capacity, talent, or endowment
> 2 : something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without
> compensation
> 3 : the act, right, or power of giving
>
> Is English your first language? As a native speaker I can attest that
using
> gift as a verb is correct.
>
> > AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!
>
> Methinks your frustration may have a deeper cause.
>
I hate to jump in a ****in' contest like this, but your own definition
mentions nothing about about verbs...it clearly states "noun". Draw yer own
conclusions.
Jack