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ABCDE@lemmy.world 6 months agoAddictive
catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
grahamja@reddthat.com 6 months ago
It’s English, there are no rules. Call the cops, no one cares.
dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
People really really reallllly want to believe there are laws of grammar/language like there are laws of physics and it is honestly kind of hilarious.
The power of language comes from there being no rules or laws, language is just the sum of what people choose to write and say. You can impose patterns on what people tend to write and say, but ultimately it is no different than looking into the night sky and deciding 5 stars makes the shape of a lion and believing you have determined something deep about those stars.
Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Honestly, you’re wandering into prescriptive vs descriptive grammar on this one. How we use words changes over time. For example, it’s not nearly as big of a deal to to end sentences with a preposition anymore.
No need to be pedantic, the meaning is clear.
Addicting, especially for non-professional usage, is perfectly fine these days.
But I tend to be a descriptionist.
thorbot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Addicting is a perfectly cromulent term to use in place of addictive
ABCDE@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Incorrect usage and descriptivism are still separable; it’s still not a word (yet), although that is arguable of course.