anywebsite Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/addictive-versus-addicting.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSchwood Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm a pedant through and through hehe UK: Addictive. US: Addicting. Meerkat: Simples The US loves changing our words. Another good example is... UK: Anesthetist. US: Anesthesiologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 sorry but someone has to do it that should be Anaesthetist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Anything with letters can be a word. sfshfhh jfjfj gsgsg to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 It is now. The moment someone coined it, it became a word. bingletouwes word/wərd/ Noun:A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, It's only meaningful if there's an agreed meaning to it, simply writing some letters or making a noise does not make it a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Addictive is traditionally correct. The use of language does change over time. For Betty's benefit, I shall mention that "hung" is the correct word to use of any object except for a human being. I don't know why humans are described as being hanged instead; perhaps to point out that it means killing them, not just putting them on a hook for storage. Although Betty might like to note that human males can be described as "hung" when they have large trouser snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Spyda Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 sfshfhh jfjfj gsgsg to you! Why thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742Sheff Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I can't think of a single instance where 'addicting' sounds like a better choice then 'addictive' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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