Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site west44.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!ukc!west44!gurr From: gurr@west44.UUCP (Dave Gurr) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: british Message-ID: <227@west44.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 09:01:50 EDT Article-I.D.: west44.227 Posted: Mon Jun 11 09:01:50 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jun-84 05:51:59 EDT References: <134@mhuxj.UUCP> <482@asgb.UUCP> <1@ut-sally.UUCP> Organization: CS Dept., Westfield College, London Lines: 15 < force of habit .. > There is also the aussie term "wingeing pome", ie (ok, so I use ie wrongly!) a pome who winges. Wingeing is somewhat like moaning or whining, and is in general use in Britain as well as Australia. It is sometimes spelt 'wyngeing'. mcvax \ ukc!west44!gurr / \ vax135 hou3b Dave Gurr, Westfield College, Univ. of London, England.