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Angliholic  +  551916 Thu, 07 Aug 08 05:50 AM
He was hooked on comic books at a young age and collected thousands of them.
He was obsessed with comic books ...
He was addicted to comic books ...


Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Angliholic
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RayH  +  552253 Thu, 07 Aug 08 08:23 PM

Angliholic
“He was hooked on comic books at a young age and collected thousands of them.
He was obsessed with comic books ...
He was addicted to comic books ...”

In the context of everyday usage they mean pretty much the same.
RayH
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Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.
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