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Nor Priest Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Addicting vs addictive?
As in:
This online poker game is very addicting; I have to play it everyday.
This online poker game is very addictive; I have to play it everyday.
By the way, I would like to know how to use both words correctly.
Thank you.
This online poker game is very addicting; I have to play it everyday.
This online poker game is very addictive; I have to play it everyday.
By the way, I would like to know how to use both words correctly.
Thank you.
Top answer
"Properly", addicting is never an adjective; only addictive would be correct in that sentence. In practice, addicting is seeing ever-widening use as an adjective, especially in informal settings.
- "Properly", addicting is never an adjective; only addictive would be correct in that sentence.
- In practice, addicting is seeing ever-widening use as an adjective, especially in informal settings.
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"Properly", addicting is never an adjective; only addictive would be correct in that sentence.
In practice, addicting is seeing ever-widening use as an adjective, especially in informal settings.
In practice, addicting is seeing ever-widening use as an adjective, especially in informal settings.
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