Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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elise

Member Since

March 18, 2011

Total number of comments

2

Total number of votes received

16

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gifting vs. giving a gift

  • March 18, 2011, 8:31pm

I meant prefix.

gifting vs. giving a gift

  • March 18, 2011, 8:30pm

I understand gifting when it has the suffex re, as in 're-gifting unwanted Christmas presents', and as a legal term. But I don't understand my daughter getting it as a general english word to learn to spell in grade 2.