On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:12:01 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Rob VanFleet) wrote: > > Congratulations, you just joined the 10% of the net (not faulting those > who aren't native english speakers) that actually *does* spell "whining" > right (i.e. not "whinging"). Now, just don't call anybody a "looser" > and you'll be set. ;-)
Um . . ."whinging" is perfectly correct, at least according to the
Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's 11th Ed. Collegiate,
etc. It may not be in common use in the U.S., but it's used quite
commonly in all other English-speaking countries (including, in
particular, England).
The word "whinge," meaning "to moan fretfully," actually predates
the word "whine."
-c
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