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[personal profile] firecat
There is absolutely no reason ever to use "gift" as a verb!


That is all.

Date: 11 Jan 2006 05:57 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kshandra
It's weird. I don't mind seeing it in a Burning Man context (where the Org has been trying, with varying levels of success, to change the view of the event over the last several years from a barter economy to a gift economy); within that specific context I see it as a reinforcement of that idea (I'm gifting you this necklace/glowstick/cup of chai/whatever and hope you enjoy it vs. I'll give you this if you've got something cool for me in exchange). Back in Reality Camp, however, it bugs me damn near as much as it does you.

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