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| Posted By: Dr Phil Posted On: Sep 9, 2005 Views: 492 | RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!! Whinge is a british expression. |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Sep 10, 2005 Views: 478 | 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: 472 | RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!! meh is british!!! |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Sep 10, 2005 Views: 471 | RE: THIS FORUM USED TO BE GOOD!!!! Is he friends with Mep? |
| Posted By: the man Posted On: Sep 10, 2005 Views: 468 | 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: 466 | 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: 460 | 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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