Yeah, wait -- whine and whinge aren't pronounced the same, are they?
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 10, 2005 3:40:45 pm PST #4595 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
lori - Jan 10, 2005 3:44:10 pm PST #4596 of 10002
Now THAT'S a rock!
Betsy HP - Jan 10, 2005 3:45:42 pm PST #4597 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
None of my friends have a rock that big.
Sheryl - Jan 10, 2005 3:45:46 pm PST #4598 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
(Pardon my typoes, I'm trying to type around Velcro Kitty)
Spent the weekend at a con in Atlanta. Had fun, other than proving that I'm a Danger To Myself and Others(well, mostly myself) on Saturday. Hit my forehead against a metal bar in the shower as i bent down to turn off the water, and later stepped on my right foot with my pump-clad left foot. Bruising has occurred.
§ ita § - Jan 10, 2005 3:46:47 pm PST #4599 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
None of my friends have a rock that big.
And they're damned lucky.
In theory, that's my route home. But instead I go for the 405 all the time, because I fear the canyon roads even in good weather.
Allyson - Jan 10, 2005 3:47:32 pm PST #4600 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Now THAT'S a rock!
Holy ass.
Kristen - Jan 10, 2005 3:48:18 pm PST #4601 of 10002
Damn.
Astarte - Jan 10, 2005 3:48:30 pm PST #4602 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
According to my good friends at www.dictionary.com:
whinge (hwnj, wnj) intr.v. Chiefly British whinged, whing·ing, whing·es
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
[Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.]
whine Pronunciation Key (hwn, wn) v. whined, whin·ing, whines v. intr.
1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
2. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.
3. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.
[Middle English whinen, from Old English hwnan, to make a whizzing sound.]
So, looks like they're kissing cousins, etymologically speaking, at the very least.
You may now all throw your preferred dictionaries at me. Gently please. I don't bruise as easily as ita, but it can be done.
Astarte - Jan 10, 2005 3:49:49 pm PST #4603 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Double damn. Please be careful, Calistas.
Kathy A - Jan 10, 2005 3:49:58 pm PST #4604 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Do you pronounce a "g"?
No, just pronounced like "wine," but with a bit of a, well, whine to the voice. Actually, I'd never heard of "whinge", pronounced with a g, until I started posting here. Nor did I ever get the joke from Harry Potter of his hometown of Little Whinging until just a few weeks ago, when rereading the books.