What’s with the verbicization of the noun “gift?”
The verb “to give” (principle parts: Give - Gave- Given) is much less cumbersome a construction than making a verb out of the noun “gift” (principle parts, presumably Gift - Gifted - Gifted?).
I just read this in a respected newspaper that I assume must employ proofreaders and editors:“My friend Susan gifted me this sewing kit.” It sounds English-as-second-language awkward.
What’s wrong with the grammatically correct “My friend Susan gave me this sewing kit?”
