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Re: [DL] RE: spelling [OT]



> Sorry, mate, but "whinge" doesn't appear in my dictionary

According to the Oxford Reference Shelf (March 1994):

whine  -n. 1 complaining long-drawn wail as of a dog. 2 similar shrill prolonged
sound. 3 querulous tone or complaint. -v. (-ning) emit or utter a whine; 
complain. [Old English]

whinge  v. (-geing or -ging) colloq. whine; grumble peevishly. [Old English]

Of course, I am French, not an English specialist.


Vincent Vandemeulebrouck
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