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Subject: 
Re: lugnet.whinge?
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Date: 
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:25:41 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, "Richard Franks" <spontificus@__nospam__yahoo.com>
writes:

Just a thought: it's nice to whinge occasionally - it's good to have a vent
for your feelings. Eg. I think that lugnet.dear-lego should be for more
constructive comments, but it seems like the most on-topic place to whinge
about TLC at present. Besides, if you know that you're whinging when you are
whinging then that can make you more realistic, and help you focus on what is
*really* bothering you. Sometimes :)

Richard

I don't know what whinge or whinging is...  Do you mean whine or whining?
Is this a regional word?

--Todd



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  Re: lugnet.whinge?
 
(...) Well, a quick search reveals one other poster using this word: (URL) it can't be a simple misteak. It's actually on the Merriam-Webster dictionary: (URL) while not a definitive source, it at least quells any paranoid fear that I just made the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: lugnet.whinge?
 
(...) is (...) Yes. From the rec.arts.sf.fandom FAQ 30. What is whinging?   A. This wonderfully expressive term seems to be primarily a British and Australian usage, or at least not a North American one.  To quote the Oxford English Dictionary:   (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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Just a thought: it's nice to whinge occasionally - it's good to have a vent for your feelings. Eg. I think that lugnet.dear-lego should be for more constructive comments, but it seems like the most on-topic place to whinge about TLC at present. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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