English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
They find the work too ~tasking~ (nonstandard).
They find the work too *taxing* (standard).
A taxing task or problem is one that requires a lot of mental or physical effort.
I am ~taxing~ you with this responsibility and you must deliver (nonstandard).
I am *tasking* you with this responsibility and you must deliver (standard).
If you are tasked with doing a particular activity or piece of work, someone in authority asks you to do it.
GAB
