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Re: lugnet.whinge?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Sat, 27 Nov 1999 19:52:45 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Richard Franks writes:
> 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 :)
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 have their roots in the same place.
eric
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| (...) Not entirely true. To me a whine is more derogatory as it tends to mean (in Australia, NZ and I think the UK where this word is most prevalent) someone is complaining about something in a really really annoying way. Think little kids when Mum (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) 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)
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