On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 11:26:07AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: [SNIP] >> I've only got a small OED here, but: >> whinge /windz/ v. & n. colloq. -- v.intr. whine; grumble peevishly. -- >> n. a whining complaint; a peevish grumbling. ** whinger n. whingingly >> adv. whingy adj. [OE hwinsian f. Gmc] [snip]
I remain uncertain whether whingers or whiners on their native heath pronounce `whinge' & `whine' the same way. I've never heard 'whinge' but only read it, & supposed that it rhymed with `hinge'. (`Whine' rhymes with 'wine' -- in Missouri, the D.C. area, & around Puget Sound. Or so I think, though my hearing is not reliable.) Wendell Cochran West Seattle -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
