Particularly when the noun is itself derived from a verb they could use instead. "I want to gift that to him". No, you want to give it. I know damn well that sometimes people use the phrase in a tax-related sense (I did take Trusts & Estates, Estate & Gift Tax, Advanced Estate Planning and International Estate Planning in law school) and it has become standard jargon, but it's still wrong.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Pet peeves at work
- 25/01/2022 06:40:07 PM
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I can't stand people who verb nouns
- 25/01/2022 07:40:09 PM
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I never understand people who invest so much fighting language trends...
- 25/01/2022 08:47:20 PM
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Sorry, but no.
- 25/01/2022 11:58:57 PM
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Tell me about a complicated dictionary. 
Muse, tell me how it wandered and was lost *NM*
- 28/01/2022 12:42:20 AM
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Muse, tell me how it wandered and was lost *NM*
- 28/01/2022 12:42:20 AM
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They derive enjoyment from preventing others from having the permission to enjoy
- 28/01/2022 12:40:12 AM
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*NM*
You can't even type 'hell'. Maybe embrace the full usage of the language first. *NM*
- 16/02/2022 03:04:09 PM
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As someone whose work is largely in English, but mostly with non-native speakers...
- 25/01/2022 10:31:39 PM
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Re: As someone whose work is largely in English, but mostly with non-native speakers...
- 26/01/2022 12:24:57 AM
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Well, I keep getting annoyed when people misuse the word "exact".
- 12/02/2022 07:28:38 PM
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