British English and American English (155)
Portiea: What are some differences?
For example, I don't know what 'whinging' means...
For example, I don't know what 'whinging' means...
getting it accomplished
making do
managing
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Portiea: What are some differences?
For example, I don't know what 'whinging' means...
For example, I don't know what 'whinging' means...
Whinging===To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
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In the US we drive on Parkways and park on driveways.
Pavement in the US is the stuff a street gets paved with like tar.
Pavement in the UK means sidewalk in the UK.
This list could go on foreever.
Pavement in the US is the stuff a street gets paved with like tar.
Pavement in the UK means sidewalk in the UK.
This list could go on foreever.
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martyg: Whinging===To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
Are you sure you don't mean whining ?
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martyg: Whinging===To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
That's the literal dictionary definiton, but I see this word used a lot by Brits, and I think it has a broader use, otherwise, it is pretty insulting..????------ This thread is Archived ------
PV and Marty, behave
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whinging- to complain in an anonnying way. Example: she is always whinging about how unfair everything is.
whining is the same actually. It is more referred to high long sounds that are unpleasant. Like a long high cry that a child or dog makes when it is hurt or want something.
I got this from Oxford
whining is the same actually. It is more referred to high long sounds that are unpleasant. Like a long high cry that a child or dog makes when it is hurt or want something.
I got this from Oxford
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Portiea: That's the literal dictionary definiton, but I see this word used a lot by Brits, and I think it has a broader use, otherwise, it is pretty insulting..????
Even in the US some of us use the expression of "whinging it " but with a totally different meaning though.
At one time we only had a couple of hours to change an engine in a car.We managed to make it
by whinging it.
Making do and cutting some corners to save time.
English ain't English so to speak.
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Aussies call us brits 'whinging poms'
If they had to suffer our weather,
they'd know why.
If they had to suffer our weather,
they'd know why.
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cristina: PV and Marty, behave
Will do Mummy.
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pvictoria: Will do Mummy.
you want a mummy like me don'tcha?
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Portiea: That's the literal dictionary definiton, but I see this word used a lot by Brits, and I think it has a broader use, otherwise, it is pretty insulting..????
Whinging means to b*tch and moan. I am American living in the UK and that is my translation..lol
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pvictoria: Even in the US some of us use the expression of "whinging it " but with a totally different meaning though.
At one time we only had a couple of hours to change an engine in a car.We managed to make it
by whinging it.
Making do and cutting some corners to save time.
English ain't English so to speak.
At one time we only had a couple of hours to change an engine in a car.We managed to make it
by whinging it.
Making do and cutting some corners to save time.
English ain't English so to speak.
Think you might mean winging it... no 'h'...
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cristina: you want a mummy like me don'tcha?
Hi Cristina....
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ltlmstrouble: Think you might mean winging it... no 'h'...
Spelt whinging or whingeing.
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ltlmstrouble: Think you might mean winging it... no 'h'...
Quite possible since I have never seen the word written.I bet'cha right.
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cristina: PV and Marty, behave
I done nothhhhhhhhhhhhhhhing
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ltlmstrouble: Hi Cristina....
Hey girl
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Ok here's one for you...
In the UK a rubber means an eraser
but in the U S it means something else.... 
In the UK a rubber means an eraser
but in the U S it means something else....
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