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Off-Topic Discussion => Off Topic Discussion => Topic started by: RaptorsGM on November 01, 2005, 01:25:38 PM



Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: RaptorsGM on November 01, 2005, 01:25:38 PM
http://www.addictinggames.com/driversed.html

I cannot pass the exam, can't do the parallel park.

I want to see screenshots if you are going to claim that you passed.


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: HornetsGM on November 01, 2005, 01:33:57 PM
Just an aside, this is a serious pet peeve of mine: It's Addictive, not Addicting. There is no such word as "addicting."


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: Keith on November 01, 2005, 04:26:35 PM
I can't parallel park normally so why would this be any differnet.

You sure addicting isn't a word?  Dictionary.com says it is plus spell checkers don't pick it up.


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: MavsGM on November 01, 2005, 04:37:26 PM
ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: RaptorsGM on November 01, 2005, 04:42:09 PM
Yeah, I beat it like 10 minutes after I posted.


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: HornetsGM on November 02, 2005, 12:30:51 PM
Quote from: WolvesGM

You sure addicting isn't a word?  Dictionary.com says it is plus spell checkers don't pick it up.


Well, turns out I was wrong about it not being a word  :oops:
However, my search turned up something about this (and it's crazy how relevant it was, haha):

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Addicting
...is not an adjective! You can only say "The cocaine is addicting me." You cannot say "Cocaine is addicting." Cocaine is addicting what? AddictIVE is an adjective. "Cocaine is addictive." addictinggames.com is probably a misuse of the word, unless they're saying that the games are addicting people.


http://www.stanford.edu/~grantp/grammar.html

I think most people use it incorrectly, which is why the word bothers me so much. Who would ever say "the cocaine is addicting me"  :roll:

But, I was wrong, it is a word!


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: SpursGM-old on November 02, 2005, 01:04:39 PM
Quote from: HornetsGM
Who would ever say "the cocaine is addicting me"  :roll:



Some coke addict who didn't give a $&%* about grammar.   :D


Title: New Game for you to try
Post by: NetsGM on November 02, 2005, 02:31:30 PM
parallel parking wasn't that bad for me.  But pulling out, I still can't get.  I've tried both ways, and neither one seems to win it for me.