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Hopefully that fits in the title bar, but ye gods is it maddening to see the kids say something is 'addicting', transposing the continuous present of the verb form in place of the adjective they actually mean.
I first saw it only maybe three or four years ago... has the usage become so widespread that it's now in dictionaries and shit? D:
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It works if you consider the implied direct object (me). Example; "That thing is addicting." Really means, "That thing is addicting me."