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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:28 PM Original message |
What's the difference between "whine" and "whinge"? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Whingeing is more British |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No, you're right, billy. One is American English, the other is Brit English. |
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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Technically, the question was driven by Australian usage. |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. i see a botlle of wine either way |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sidebar: US UK confusions |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. Spellings, too, especially since we tend to swap readings. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. the Atlantic ocean |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. Whinging has crying thrown into the mix. |
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