Yes it has only been two years, yes I was impatient, next question please.
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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.

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Addicting is a perfectly cromulent term to use in place of addictive

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Incorrect usage and descriptivism are still separable; it’s still not a word (yet), although that is arguable of course.

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