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Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:02 pm
by Jerry3904
Ha! I'm sure you do...
Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:20 pm
by anticapitalista
Jerry3904 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:02 pm
Ha! I'm sure you do...
Yep, I'm a right whinger.
Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:30 pm
by uncle mark
anticapitalista wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:49 pm
It is definitely British English. I use it all the time ...
Pfffttt... I
do it all the time.
Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:13 pm
by JayM
The USian equivalent of whinge/whinging is "whine"/"whining". I've encountered both versions of the term on the Internet for many years.
Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:28 pm
by asqwerth
I use it a fair bit as well.
Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:04 am
by Jerry3904
Not that far across the pond...
Re: Thanks from a Facebook member
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 4:31 pm
by Alby
Hear it all the time up North here in Lancashire ,, for example.. " you whinging barsteward " ... referring to one who sufferingly moans a lot .. top marks on the Facebook post