• Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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    11 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.

    • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

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