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Re: lugnet.whinge?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Sat, 27 Nov 1999 19:35:53 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
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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. 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 :)
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> I don't know what whinge or whinging is... Do you mean whine or whining?
> Is this a regional word?
Well, a quick search reveals one other poster using this word:
http://www.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=2137
So it can't be a simple misteak.
It's actually on the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Which while not a definitive source, it at least quells any paranoid fear that
I just made the word up, or that I was being squiffy-minded.
But you are right - it is linked to whining, although my personal impression of
it is that there is usually a reason for whinging; rather than whining which
can be more of a passtime. It's not a great candidate for a group name though,
if only two Lugnet users have used it, and it's meaning isn't well known :)
Richard
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| (...) I knew what you meant. I tend not to use the word because most people look at me like I grew an extra head, but I do know what it means. It looks like they pretty much mean the same thing, to me, btw (whine and whinge). They certainly seem to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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