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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Me when someone says “addicting” when “addictive” makes more sense

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

To me, addicting feels like it should be a verb, like cigarette advertising is addicting youth, whereas addictive is an adjective