Incorrect usage and descriptivism are still separable; it’s still not a word (yet), although that is arguable of course.
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Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 10 months agoHonestly, 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.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 10 months ago
thorbot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Addicting is a perfectly cromulent term to use in place of addictive