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I am irrationally irritated when people describe something as "addicting" rather than "addictive". I'm not even sure it's technically incorrect, and language is a fluid thing so this shouldn't irritate me. But I still have to consciously tell myself to not be annoyed by it.
In this house the only thing we call addicting is addictinggames.com ๐ค
That counts; the quirk doesn't even necessarily have to be "wrong" to be annoying to an individual.
In my defense I don't think I've ever actually corrected anybody, I just stew inside my own skull
I've given up on trying to correct people for the most part because language does change over time and new norms are established whether or not I'm comfortable with them. Sure, some of them are clumsy and staggeringly incorrect (like "conscious" being used in place of "conscience") but if it's done enough times, it'll become the expected way to communicate.
It feels like an Americanism to me. I pretty much only see it on the internet
I think you're right about that