AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
'Addictive' or 'addicting'? Types of nouns. Folley
Feb 27, 2024
Exploring the nuances between 'addictive' and 'addicting'. Types of nouns: concrete, abstract, compound, and collective nouns. Delving into the personal significance of 'folly' through a family story.
14:06
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- 'Addictive' and 'addicting' are both suitable words, with 'addicting' accepted by dictionaries as a transitive verb and adjective.
- Understanding concrete, abstract, and collective nouns helps in categorizing nouns based on tangibility and groups, showcasing noun complexity.
Deep dives
Debating 'Addictive' vs. 'Addicting'
The podcast explores the debate surrounding the words 'addictive' and 'addicting,' addressing whether they are interchangeable. The discussion delves into the origins and usage of the terms with examples, highlighting how 'addicting' has been accepted by dictionaries as both a transitive verb and an adjective. Despite differing opinions on the validity of 'addicting' as a word, research shows its presence and acceptance in dictionaries, concluding that both 'addictive' and 'addicting' are suitable.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode