Originally Posted by
M60_to_LGA
As long as we're complaining about language pet peeves, I'd like to just point out that when people use "gift" as a verb I want to scream. I don't recall ever even hearing it used this way until the early 2000s, and now it seems to have entirely replaced the word "give." I will die on this hill.
The OED cites examples of "gift" used as a verb dating back to the 16th century...