Australian word: whinge

[Lynne Murphy]

> From:         AAllan at AOL.COM
> >From _The Australian_
> http://news.com.au:80/common/story_page/0,4057,1130556%255E1683,00.html
>
> All whinge and no action defines who we are
> By SUSAN MITCHELL
> 28aug00
>
> IN this land of "no worries", next to a good laugh we love to have a whinge.
> Sometimes it can go on for days; weeks, even. Often it's the same whinge,
> told to as many different ears as we can  bash.


'Whinge' isn't an Australian word--it's general British English.  I first
learnt it in South Africa.

Lynne


Dr M Lynne Murphy
Lecturer in Linguistics
School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9QH
UK