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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
Ah but that is the beauty of the English language
It is technically incorrect, but it has been in common usage for some time, so is therefore an English word.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:57,
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latest was 12 years ago)
Googlefinger says 1795.
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Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:59,
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Yes - so is "gifted", but "given" is waaaaaay better.
THIS IS SCIENTIFIC FACT.
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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:03,
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gifted is a perfectly acceptable word
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dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:07,
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I have no problem with it.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:09,
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neither do I
Haha! Shitter than The Kooks!
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dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:11,
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not one ever applied to you, though
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:11,
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