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Title: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 12:50:39 AM

Is this just an American thing? Or is it just the latest internet fad to misuse words for something? Someone please enlighten me.

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: Necromancer on March 25, 2009, 03:44:11 AM

I can't say that I've seen/heard the term being overused lately.  Where are you finding it being abused?

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 04:47:40 AM

Just around the 'internetz' in general, forums, stuff like that (noticed it in a post by Keranu and one of spida1a's video reviews recently). I wonder if it's been around a while and I'm just noticing it?

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: guyjin on March 25, 2009, 05:10:47 AM

yeah, people tend to use the word 'addicting' to mean anything that's engrossing.

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on March 25, 2009, 05:14:28 AM

I'm addicted to these forums.

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: Necromancer on March 25, 2009, 05:59:22 AM

Quote from: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 04:47:40 AM

I wonder if it's been around a while and I'm just noticing it?

I think that's the case, as it's not new to use that term to describe habitual activities independent of physiological dependencies.

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 06:33:40 AM

Quote from: Necromancer on March 25, 2009, 05:59:22 AM

Quote from: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 04:47:40 AM

I wonder if it's been around a while and I'm just noticing it?

I think that's the case, as it's not new to use that term to describe habitual activities independent of physiological dependencies.

Well as a public service I submit the following.

This is an addictive game. Correct.
This is an addicting game. Wrong. [-X
This game is addicting me. Correct.

 8)

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: rag-time4 on March 25, 2009, 02:24:52 PM

Quote from: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 06:33:40 AM

Quote from: Necromancer on March 25, 2009, 05:59:22 AM

Quote from: sunteam_paul on March 25, 2009, 04:47:40 AM

I wonder if it's been around a while and I'm just noticing it?

I think that's the case, as it's not new to use that term to describe habitual activities independent of physiological dependencies.

Well as a public service I submit the following.

This is an addictive game. Correct.
This is an addicting game. Wrong. [-X
This game is addicting me. Correct.

 8)

Paul, are you British?

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: guyjin on March 25, 2009, 02:47:27 PM

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

Summary: there is debate, but for now, both addictive and addicting are acceptable unless you're in the presence of grammar nazis.

Title: Re: What is it with the word 'addicting'?
Post by: sunteam_paul on March 26, 2009, 06:42:24 AM

Quote from: guyjin on March 25, 2009, 02:47:27 PM

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

Summary: there is debate, but for now, both addictive and addicting are acceptable unless you're in the presence of grammar nazis.

Is this a recent change though? Can anyone remember this usage when they were a kid? I can't recall 'addicting' being used in this way more than a few years back.