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- american english - Does anyone use both whinge and whine? - English . . .
Whinge is old The OED lists examples from as far back as 1150 Whing was the preferred spelling from around the 17th century until only recently, and whinge now prevails by a large margin According to an Ngram graphing the use of both spellings, this started around 1980
- pronunciation - How is whinge pronounced? - English Language Usage . . .
On a related note, this answer to a different question about "whinge" explains the history of the word, and how it overlaps but is not quite identical in meaning to "whine" – M Justin Commented Mar 28, 2021 at 8:03
- Are the words whine and wine pronounced the same?
In common use, yes, whine and wine sound the same That said, if you wanted to give attention to occurrences of wh and carefully pronounce them as in "white," no one would object
- Whine vs. Grumble - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Doesn't it also have to do with what you complain about? That is, you whine about unimportant things when no one thinks you really need to say those things, like when you "whine about the weather", but you grumble about something when you feel you have been treated unfairly or you think you actually have the right to do it like when you "grumble about your boss's unusual strictness" ?
- Words to describe the person who made the complaint and the one who is . . .
A person who made a complaint is a complainant A person who is being complained about is a complainee Edit : I've had a good look on the internet and can't find a definition of complainee other than those used in contracts for housing associations (worldwide) and similar not strictly legal enforcement entities, however the word is used very widely in the meaning of the person who is
- word choice - Does one wince in pain or wince with pain? - English . . .
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- meaning - How many of the Top 10 favorite British words are . . .
As a reasonably intelligent American, I understand seven of these without the definitions (prat, twee, knackered, plonk, whinge, boffin, pukka) I would say that none of those sound remotely native to the American English speaker with the possible exception of twee , which is occasionally used (although generally with a negative connotation
- grammatical number - Plural of camera obscura - English Language . . .
(whinge over) In general when a (foreign) noun-adjective phrase is used in English the noun take the plural ( aides-de-camp , adjutants general , etc )¹ TFD cites "Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary" for the plural camera obscuras , which is also given in wiktionary without citation; no other dictionaries online list a plural
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