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Posted By: Dr Phil

Posted On: Sep 9, 2005
Views: 499
RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

Whinge is a british expression.


Posted By: GirlUWant

Posted On: Sep 10, 2005
Views: 485
RE: RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

I thought that was the case from googling the words.

Dr Phil...this is America...lol...we kicked the Brits' asses a long, long time ago...so, I think it should be whine, just like Microsoft says...lol

We should ask Dan Quayle his "oepinioen" on this matter.


Posted By: spanglish

Posted On: Sep 10, 2005
Views: 479
RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

meh is british!!!


Posted By: GirlUWant

Posted On: Sep 10, 2005
Views: 478
RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

Is he friends with Mep?


Posted By: the man

Posted On: Sep 10, 2005
Views: 475
RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

something i found about whinge

If you think that British and Australian English are legit, then yes, whinge is a legit word. In America, however, it's very rarely encountered, which is why it's omitted from most American dictionaries; I had never heard the word before I went to England.

Whinge means pretty much 'to whine', in the sense of 'to complain in a peevish manner'. It's quite frequent in British and related varieties of English (though not in Canadian English). A few examples from this century: "Forgive this contemptible sort of whinging. I am so lonely and miserable I cant [sic] help it" (John Millerton Synge); "If that girl didn't stop her wingeing [sic], the neighbours would be banging on the wall" (Beryl Bainbridge).

The word whinge is of Germanic origin; its ultimate root is the same as the source of whine. Whinge is a northern form, and in early use was a dialectal form found in Scottish and Northern English writers.

Whinge is a continuation of the Old English verb hwinsian; though whinge is not found in Middle English, this is presumably due to a gap in the evidence.


Posted By: GirlUWant

Posted On: Sep 10, 2005
Views: 473
RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

...remember they also call getting drunk pissing, so there!


Posted By: Herbal Essence

Posted On: Sep 10, 2005
Views: 467
RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!!

I agree it would be boring if everyone had a the same thought. I need a hug.


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