Re: unfortunately, more

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On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 03:28:47PM -0700, Cecilia A. Baader wrote:

> My favourite, er... favorite example of the Aussie/American language 
> difference is whining v. whinging.  

We always used "whinging" in NY, when I was growing up.  I thought it
was just an Irish expression.  A bit of digging shows its first use in
1150 A.D. and quite a few other citations from Irish literature.  So, I
guess it has a good pedigree.  (Source: OED, 2nd ed.)

--tim

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