I've got a video file of a Brit comedian carrying on about his luggage and
the airlines, and he refers to himself as a "whinging pom". He pronounces it
the way Guy explains it.
Brad
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 2:18 AM, Guy Weller <guy.weller@tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:
> OK, From a Brit, born and bred in Oxford and with 59 years experience of
> the
> language.
> Whine and Whinge are two different words. First is pronounced like the
> stuff
> you drink; long "i". Second is pronounced with a very slightly aspirated
> "h", short "i" and a soft "g" - more a sort of juh noise.
>
> OK, got that?
> "Whinge over" would be similar to "rant over", but a rant would be more
> forceful, aggressive. A whinge is a bit of a miserable complaining
> approach,
> and probably goes on a bit too long. A whine strictly would be the noise -
> as in "my back axle whines" but can also be used in the same way as whinge
> but is generally less insistent. Someone admitting to whingeing or whining
> is using the typically British self-deprecating approach. They are sort of
> mocking themselves whilst also complaining.
>
> Hope you are all learning this. There will be questions next week.
>
> Guy
>
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> Subject: [Spridgets] No LBC - Need Some English Translated into English!
>
>
> My daughter was in an email discussion with an English client who was upset
> by some delays. At the end of the email he wrote "whinge over" and she is
> not sure what that means... To my friends across the pond and those over
> here that never went back, is that the English equivalent of "rant over"?
> If
> not, what does that mean in American?
>
> TIA,
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