On Tuesday 19 August 2003 21:08, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 04:50, Dave Howorth wrote: > > cr wrote: > > >>Hmm, I rarely heard it used in England (though I haven't lived there > > >> for 30+ years), but I've heard it used all the time here in New > > >> Zealand, I thought it was a Kiwi-ism. > > > > Mark wrote: > > > Whinge has been in common usage for as long as I can recall here (UK). > > > Probably the thing to do is for someone with access to check the OED > > > for the etymological references. > > > > I'd agree with both of you :-) It certainly gets used here in the UK > > but the archetypical use must be the Antipodean phrase 'whinging poms'. > > Is that Kiwi or Aussie? > >
Aussie, I think. Though it occasionally gets used in NZ too. > > Cheers, Dave > > > > PS For any yanks who don't know the word, 'poms' is equivalent to > > 'limeys' > > Limeys - saliors eat limes to avoid scurvey > POMS - prisoners of mother england > equal? > -K He said 'equivalent', which it is, I believe. Both slang for English. cr -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
