ianc Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 The etymology of the word 'whinging'? People seem to do a lot of it here. Is it like a combination of whining and cringing? Please do explain. ianc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 All I know is it's Australian, but I'm not even sure how it's pronounced. Maybe just an alternate spelling of 'whining'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Originally posted by Panzer Leader: All I know is it's Australian, but I'm not even sure how it's pronounced. Maybe just an alternate spelling of 'whining'?I thought it was a very common spelling error....is it actually a word? Like saying your when you mean you're .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 It is a word according to dictionary.com. I always thought it was a typo, too. http://www.atsic.gov.au/News_Room/Cartoons/Mark_Cornwall/rename.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Ausralian in origin ('Whinging Poms' were British immigrants who spent all their time complaining about Australia), but now quite common in Britain too. The 'g' is pronounced softly to make it rhyme with cringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwazydog Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Moving to the general forum guys Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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