What happened to the verb “to give”? No one gives anything anymore, everyone “gifts” things. Why? It sounds so moronic to me. Am I the last person on earth who gives gifts rather than gifts gifts?
This one drives me crazy, too! Especially when someone uses it in reference to really mundane things, like “My sister gifted me half a box of Cheerios…”
I think the only context where I don’t mind it is talking about donors to a organization. There language is more smooshy so as to be gracious and not bald-faced.
I hear this virtually never. The only time is when people say they will “re-gift” an item.
I only use “bequeathed unto me” in these situations.
Verily, using “gift” as a verb is an abomination in my sight.
For some reason “re-gifting” doesn’t bother me. It’s a term unto itself. It bugs me when it would be used in the place of give; it sounds stilted and bizarre. Like **jerricurrl ** said above, or something like “my husband gifted me a coat for Christmas.” I’m glad I’m not alone in hating it.
I really dont gift a shit one way or the other 
I feel like I’ve slipped into a parallel universe. I’ve never heard anyone say they would “gift” something instead of give it.
WatchootalkingaboutWillis?
It’s an American thing, as far as I can tell. Thankfully my wife and her family don’t say it, but it was one of those linguistic quirks that drove me batty when I lived there.
It’s only recent here in the U.S. And it’s driving me crazy.
Heh, I’m glad to know others don’t like it. I just assumed it must be considered acceptable in the U.S.A., so I wouldn’t complain about it here, but I am happy to know that others hate it too.
Hahah @ Dawson 
Pointless tangent: Paul Parkhead - I often tend to notice your name (even although there must be countless places called “Parkhead” in addition to the one I first think of in Glasgow) and it strikes me that I thought you were in the States but now you are in South Lanarkshire. Oh well, another Doper for this side of the pond then. 
Out of sheer nosiness, did you relocate, or was I merely muddled?
Heh, no, my username indeed refers to the Parkhead you’re thinking of. I’m from the Glasgow/Lanarkshire area but moved to PA in 2005. In June this year my American wife and I returned to the UK.
So yeah, when I first joined the SDMB I was an expat Scot in the USA. Now I’m a Scot in Scotland - a situation I intend to remedy by moving back to London as soon as I win the lottery.