tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post7238240395494541132..comments2024-03-28T00:18:09.974-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Whinging Corporation Threatens Lawsuit If They Are Not Allowed to Frell Up Tens of Millions of GPS ReceiversComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-11960395907214565472011-10-07T14:40:37.369-04:002011-10-07T14:40:37.369-04:00Ha, ha. Just noticed this—right column, main page,...Ha, ha. Just noticed this—right column, main page, <b>Rule No 2</b>—"If you feel the need to whine on and on…"<br /><br />So EBMF <b>does</b> know the correct 'Murican word…<br /><br />LRod<br />op citLRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181295131853124169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-7984259694501027702011-10-07T12:56:22.374-04:002011-10-07T12:56:22.374-04:00It's from whinge, a perfectly good (if mostly ...It's from whinge, a perfectly good (if mostly British) word.<br /><br />And I'm just sure that Lightsquared will be happy to replace my existing GPS receivers (I have several) at no cost to me.squiregeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122006758279419006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-39147300284804019802011-10-07T10:24:41.649-04:002011-10-07T10:24:41.649-04:00Would that be from the verb "to whing"?
...Would that be from the verb "to whing"?<br /><br />I always thought the verb was "to whine" Could it be I've been wrong all these years?<br /><br />I'd say "Middle English", "Old English", "Northern variant of Old (or "auld") English", "Old High German", or "Middle High German" are amusing historical artifacts but have no relevance to the 'Murican we all speak.<br /><br />I'd also note that for all the "whinging" I see on the internet, I never see anyone "whing", which is, at the very least, inconsistent.<br /><br />LRod<br />op citLRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181295131853124169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-29820140466325119242011-10-07T09:22:38.750-04:002011-10-07T09:22:38.750-04:00I say, whinging is a perfectly good word, old boy....I say, <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whinging" rel="nofollow"><i>whinging</i></a> is a perfectly good word, old boy...British-ism that it is.<br /><br />FVHFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-51064785035480621942011-10-07T08:28:54.411-04:002011-10-07T08:28:54.411-04:00Whining.
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ZJX, ORD, ZAU retiredWhining.<br /><br />LRod<br />ZJX, ORD, ZAU retiredLRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181295131853124169noreply@blogger.com