Comments | stickykeys633: Is "addicting" a Word?

stickykeys633

Is "addicting" a Word?

Nov 16, 2008 13:24

I was always taught that "addictive" was the word to use and that the word "addicting" was akin to using "suppably" or "irregardless ( Read more... )

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msloserrific November 16 2008, 20:36:12 UTC

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/addictive-versus-addicting.aspx

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kaffy_r November 16 2008, 21:21:53 UTC

I come down on the sign of preferring "addictive," but I was really tickled to read the information to which msloserrific linked, and won't get quite as exercised about "addicting" as I would have before.

ext_43007 November 16 2008, 23:34:23 UTC

No no no. No "addicting" EVER!

This may be because it's an American thing and I'm not American, but sounds HORRIBLE.

stickykeys633 November 17 2008, 19:30:22 UTC

No, it's so not an American thing! Except maybe it is cause people won't stop saying it. But I was never sure if I should be as grated as I was.

ext_43007 November 18 2008, 22:27:06 UTC

Heh, grated.

Hey Sticks, what do you call cheese that's not yours?

ext_43007 November 18 2008, 23:25:13 UTC

...NACHO CHEESE!

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