... VEIN /IN THE SAME VEIN, ALONG THE SAME LINE The expressions " ;in the same vein" and "along the same line" mean the same thing (on the same subject), but those who cross-pollinate ... making the object of the adoption your own, accepting it. If you adapt something, however, you are changing it. ADDICTING/ADDICTIVE Do you find beer nuts addicting or addictive? "Addicting" ... For instance, you shouldn't drink too much wine, but you should also avoid drinking too many glasses of wine. Note that here you are counting glasses. They can be numbered. The most common...