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Why is it unfortunate? The English language is built on an endless supply these mutations.

• petepete 5y ago
  Just taste really, it sounds wrong to me. On the scale of new words I dislike, it's nothing compared to how football pundits describe players as 'unplayable' when they're on form.
  • unfocussed_mike 5y ago
    On a scale of new words I dislike, it's actually more annoying to me than "revert back" meaning "get back to you on that", which has a wry charm. Mind you, I am still annoyed by people saying "addicting" when they actually mean "addictive", or "concerning" when they mean "a cause for concern". So I'm really not a good judge. But it still has to go in the circular filing cabinet.
    • 1123581321 5y ago
      If we were better at keeping -ive suffixed words, we could have had concernive instead to shorten that phrase without misusing -ing. :)
      • unfocussed_mike 5y ago
        Now you're just trying to upset me. ;-)
        • yakshaving_jgt 5y ago
          Greetings, fellow curmudgeons!
  • anamexis 5y ago
    Surely the worst word to come out of sports pundits is "winningest"