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        <title><![CDATA[Have a thumb.]]></title>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[boxfiddler]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:47:49 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[British English]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Gifted is used as a verb in British English, going back to the 17th century.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scalloway1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:25:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Now]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What about, &quot;pinning&quot;?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[santeewelding]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:20:01 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The grammar police]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You try to be a little clever and have a little fun and the grammar police come and smack you down. Fine, I changed it to the more proper &quot;giving&quot; - now the world is safe again.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark W. Kaelin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:54:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Poll: Are you gifting someone a new computer for the holidays?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm not &quot;gifting&quot; anything to anyone.  What a horrendous word!!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:07:12 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Poll: Are you gifting someone a new computer for the holidays?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I will be getting a Win7 netbook for my brother, but I will gladly put Ubuntu on it for him]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[EricHenry]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:46:34 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Never say Never]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I had a technician (me) go over the new laptop for my daughter. Took several hours with all the OS and software updates. I let it &quot;burn-in&quot; for 48 hours. So far, so good. Placed it back in the box all charged and ready to go for Christmas day. Gave myself enough lead time to return it in case there was a problem.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:42:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Giving vs. Gifting]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Good writing died with the advent of the Internet.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:39:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Poll: Are you gifting someone a new computer for the holidays?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For the &quot;holidays&quot;, no.  For Christmas, yes.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[louiedupr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:27:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Black Friday Special]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My daughter is getting a laptop, but it is really for Christmas, B-day (Feb) and graduation combined.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:04:07 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[giving vs. gifting]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what's wrong with traditional english? when did &quot;gift&quot; become a verb?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:34:40 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Never again!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I gave someone a new laptop last Christmas, ordered it from Toshiba Direct. It arrived from Toshiba Direct at the person's house with a broken keyboard, and Toshiba refused to fix it or replace it. This gift caused me a lot of grief, and I'll never do it again.Buyer beware. Toshiba does not honor its warranty agreement.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ITOdeed]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:34:12 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Correct use of a form of the verb &quot;Gift&quot;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[According to WordWeb (nobody uses a paper dictionary any more do they?), &quot;gifting&quot; is a form of the verb &quot;gift&quot;. The definition is: &quot;Give as a present; make a gift of&quot;.  Of course &quot;gift&quot; may also be a noun, depending on how it is used.Give these authors a break, they're geeks, they can't use ordinary &quot;common people&quot; language. (smiley goes here)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[john3347]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:53:54 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas to me]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[my kid is going to wrap the box and put a bow on it.I was still running a P4 with 512M; it was overdue for an upgrade.Best wishes everyone.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[oldbaritone]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:36:28 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sheesh]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is not the one I'm submitting to the Pulitzer committee so how about cutting me some slack.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark W. Kaelin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:36:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[last on a list]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Food, rent, gas; too damn busy trying to pay for these to even think about gifting laptops for others. The unemployed qualify as a ligament minority now that there are so many out of work, out of support, out of time and out of money and options.Oh, the rest of you - enjoy your new PCs...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[deICERAY]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:52:13 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I don't come close]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[to spending that kind of money on anyone for Christmas.  All it does is reinforce consumerism.  Which is a non-sustainable lifestyle.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[boxfiddler]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:59:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I passed this one on by]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For the same reason you mention. Having seen you, now, with your mention, I would add my mentions of two more.First, he daren't -- himself -- say, &quot;Christmas&quot;.Second, what the hell is, &quot;pinning&quot;?I realize that the piece is a throwaway. Still,..Merry Christmas, Mark.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[santeewelding]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:39:30 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Poll: Are you gifting someone a new computer for the holidays?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Cant afford to give anybody anything.  Im keeping the coal to heat my house even.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[macduff@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:32:36 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[YES!!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Someone who reads and writes the language properly!!!(and saved me from raising the same point!)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lazarus439]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:20:03 -0800</pubDate>
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