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It's addictIVE, not addictING...

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Sorry, I've waited long enough. ;)
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

- the great Sir Leo Harrison
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    what is?
    I love to turn you on
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    what is?
    The message board here is addicting, I think he means.
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    what is?

    Sex, drugs, and rock & roll.

    Glad to see you're out of detox Steve.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    Rygar wrote:
    The message board here is addicting, I think he means.

    i think i started a thread on this very topic once, but i think it got deleted because everyone was reading it. or i was on everyone's buddy list. then ignore list. something. keep reading...it will be answered soon. :D
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  • jamie ukjamie uk Posts: 3,812
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Sorry, I've waited long enough. ;)


    Oh shaddup and get back to work, bloody skiver ;)
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    what is?

    Seriously? Or is my sarcasm detector not working today?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Seriously? Or is my sarcasm detector not working today?

    oh it surely is :D mine's smashed to peaces...i mean pieces.
    I love to turn you on
  • moxiemoxie Posts: 80
    You're wrong.

    .v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts
    To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.
    To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.
    I have dogs instead of children... I'd rather ruin my carpet than my life.
  • Bangers_n_mashBangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    moxie wrote:
    You're wrong.

    .v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts
    To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.
    To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.
    No he's not. You left out the word that was being defined, which was addict.


    ad·dict (ə-dĭkt') Pronunciation Key
    tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts

    1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.
    2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.


    (from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/addicting)
    uʍop ǝpısdn ǝɹ,ǝʍ 'punoɹ ʎɐʍ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ ןןɐ s,ʇı
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,928
    And here I thought it was "A Dick Thing". (Aka the story of the men who played Darren Stevens)
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    Poncier wrote:
    And here I thought it was "A Dick Thing". (Aka the story of the men who played Darren Stevens)

    durwood.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Poncier wrote:
    And here I thought it was "A Dick Thing". (Aka the story of the men who played Darren Stevens)

    now that's addicting...

    of course anything having to do with Dick York is addictive...but when you add Dick Sargent...thereby creating the dread "Sargent-York" well, all I can say to that is "gobble gobble" :p
    IF YOU WANT A PLATE OF MY BEEF SWELLINGTON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE COVERCHARGE.
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Sorry, I've waited long enough. ;)

    Were you waiting for dunk to correct your grammer? :confused::)
  • moxiemoxie Posts: 80
    Bangers'n'mash wrote:
    No he's not. You left out the word that was being defined, which was addict.


    ad·dict (ə-dĭkt') Pronunciation Key
    tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts

    1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.
    2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.


    (from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/addicting)

    I took the point to be that "addicting" is not a word, and I proved that it is. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
    I have dogs instead of children... I'd rather ruin my carpet than my life.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    moxie wrote:
    I took the point to be that "addicting" is not a word, and I proved that it is. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

    Is this an American/English usage thing then? I'm surprised I'm wrong.. the word 'addicting' sounds like a hideous assault on the English language, like many American words. ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    Were you waiting for dunk to correct your grammer? :confused::)


    it's grammar :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Is this an American/English usage thing then? I'm surprised I'm wrong.. the word 'addicting' sounds like a hideous assault on the English language, like many American words. ;)

    LOL!

    I had a 32 year old friend ask me a few weeks back: 'did you know that there's two ways of spelling the word 'whether/weather'! What the fuck was he learning in school?!
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    facepollution wrote:
    LOL!

    I had a 32 year old friend ask me a few weeks back: 'did you know that there's two ways of spelling the word 'whether/weather'! What the fuck was he learning in school?!

    LOL

    If you let him live that down, I'll be disappointed in you. ;):D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    dunkman wrote:
    it's grammar :)

    Oh shit! I can't believe I did it again. It was funny the first time. :rolleyes:
  • pineapplesandwavespineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Is this an American/English usage thing then? I'm surprised I'm wrong.. the word 'addicting' sounds like a hideous assault on the English language, like many American words. ;)

    Addictive is an adjective (describes a noun).

    Addicting is a transitive verb (requires a direct object that receives the action).

    While addicting is a word, people tend to misuse it.
    No time to be void or save up on life. You got to spend it all.
  • moxiemoxie Posts: 80
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Is this an American/English usage thing then? I'm surprised I'm wrong.. the word 'addicting' sounds like a hideous assault on the English language, like many American words. ;)

    This coming from someone whose version of English turns "ass" into "arse"
    I have dogs instead of children... I'd rather ruin my carpet than my life.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    moxie wrote:
    This coming from someone whose version of English turns "ass" into "arse"

    :rolleyes: Huh? So I do this single-handedly?

    I didn't turn anything into anything. An 'ass' is a donkey. If I want to call someone a donkey, I may use 'ass'. If I want to call someone a pair of perfectly (or imperfectly) formed buttocks, I'll use the term 'arse'. They are not interchangable.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    pineapplesandwaves wrote:
    Addictive is an adjective (describes a noun).

    Addicting is a transitive verb (requires a direct object that receives the action).

    While addicting is a word, people tend to misuse it.

    That's a good defense/reason for the word 'addicting', thanks. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    They are not interchangable.


    Yes they are :)
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    Yes they are :)

    If you're American, or write/speak lazy English.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    If you're American, or write/speak lazy English.
    I'm not American.


    Main Entry: 2ass
    Pronunciation: \ˈas\
    Variant(s): or arse \ˈas, ˈärs\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears; akin to Old High German & Old Norse ars buttocks, Greek orrhos buttocks, oura tail
    Date: before 12th century
    1 aoften vulgar : buttocks —often used in emphatic reference to a specific person <get your ass over here><saved my ass> boften vulgar : anus
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    LOL

    If you let him live that down, I'll be disappointed in you. ;):D

    I no longer speak to him.
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    It's also "for god's sake" not "for god sakes".

    I've been needing to get that off of my chest for some time.

    Carry on.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    and a mighty fine chest it is...

    (sorry, it's friday) ;)
    I love to turn you on
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