Does "the gift of writing" mean "the talent of writing"?
Context:
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller
Part II. Letters (1887–1901)
TO MISS FANNIE S. MARRETT
Like a good many of Helen Keller's early letters, this to her French teacher is her re-phrasing of a story. It shows how much the gift of writing is, in the early stages of its development, the gift of mimicry.
Top answer
Yes.
— Blue Jay
Yes.
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