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Re: "whinge" ?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 14 Jun 2001 01:42:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > A few posts recently have had the word "whinge" in them, which I took
> > contextually to be a misspelling of "whine."
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> Commonly used (generally light-heartedly) in Australia as an adjective when
> descibing Poms (residents of UK).
Jason's usage of it here (http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=7391) is a
perfect example -- that dry British humour which, like cricket, Australians
have made their own.
Although complaining is a national pastime, one of the worst things you can
be called in Australia is a "bloody whinger". Feel free to use it next time
there's a S@H exclusive.
--DaveL
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| (...) Commonly used (generally light-heartedly) in Australia as an adjective when descibing Poms (residents of UK). ROSCO (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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