At 03:26 PM Tuesday 10/10/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
Matt Grimaldi wrote:
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Subject: Re: We Will Not Be Afraid
At 12:20 PM Saturday 10/7/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 11:30 AM Saturday 10/7/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
pencimen wrote:
Charlie wrote:
Hmm. I think intent is important. Some words may have been offensive
once, but 50 years is a long time in language. "Pom" used to be
offensive in Oz, but it's not now, unless it's accompanied by an
adjective (usually "whinging"...).
pffft! WTF is whinging?
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/whinging
HTH.
When I hear it from one of the folks in the UK with whom I
exchange e-mail, I generally read it as "whining," which may not
be an exact match but is generally sufficient to know what is meant . . .
That's my impression, but I figured I ought to double-check, and
found that link, and the definition on that page is as useful as
anything else, I think. :)
Julia
] I asked someone in the UK who uses that word frequently (it is in
his ] .sig file, for whatever that says about him) and his response
was ] that as far as he knew there is no significant difference,
and that ] it is interchangeable with "whining" . . .
]
]-- Ronn! :)
But it also seems to have a usage which can make it similar to
wheedling or even begging.
Ever had a small child whining to get what he or she wants? :)
Julia
Matt may not have a memory which goes back far enough to recall when
he was a small child who wanted something . . .
Some Of Us Still Sound About Like That Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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