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"very addicting" vs "very addictive"
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| moncster |
| Which is more (gramatically) correct? |
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| Orbax |
| addictive is the property, addicting is the action |
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| MrSquirrel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
addictive is the property, addicting is the action |
Addictive is an adjective.
Addicting is an adverb.
In their usual contexts of course.
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| moncster |
Ok so how should this sentence go?
"That game is very addicting" or "That game is very addictive"?
The latter sounds very awkward to me. |
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| TwoPlow |
Hurrah for grammarwhoring.
I think it would be "That game is very addictive"
But yeah, Mr. Squirrel is correct. |
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| SuperFarStucker |
| Either way is a perfectly valid use of said words. Imagine that... |
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| DJ-Fuq |
| quote: | Originally posted by SuperFarStucker
Either way is a perfectly valid use of said words. Imagine that... |
Well, sorta. I think u should use addicting to describe how easy something is to get addicted to, and addictive to describe how bad the withdrawls are; how hard it is to stop. |
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| Omegasox |
| Addicting sounds retarded for some reason. I always prefer addictive when I can get away with it. |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omegasox
Addicting sounds retarded for some reason. I always prefer addictive when I can get away with it. |
true.
"the game is addictive" is the adjective, the description of the appearance of the game.
"the game is addicting" is the adverb that describes the game's EFFECT on you |
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| LoCa |
| very addictive is the correct one :tongue2 |
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