Comment by globnomulous

3 months ago

Yup, and "ask" is a verb, God damn it, not a noun. But people in the tech world frequently use "learnings" instead of "lessons," "ask" as a noun, "like" as filler, and "downfall" when they mean "downside." Best to make your peace and move on with life.

Just FYI: that second comma is incorrect.

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waiquoo  3 months ago

'Gift' vs 'give' also rustles my jimmies. The phrase 'he gifted it to her' doesn't mean anything different from 'he gave it to her'. As a Calvinite, my stance is that 'verbing weirds language'.

https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/25

  • globnomulous  3 months ago

    Ew, likewise. I'd even go so far as to say that "verbing" this way is "impactful," and not in a good way. "Going forward," we should all try to use language more thoughtfully.

    The C&H strip is wonderful. That whole comic strip is brilliant and timeless.

  • fennecfoxy  3 months ago

    Nah, give implies it was just given. Something being gifted has specific emotional, cultural and character connotations that differ from simply giving, imo.