minus-squaretuck182@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is thinly-veiled political whinging really a question just because you used a question mark?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAnd in the UK at least it’s a distinct word and meaning from whining. In the US I think we just use “whining” for both meanings. linkfedilink
minus-squaretuck182@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Do you like the smell of bookstores?linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoHave you ever been in a Turkish prison? linkfedilink
And in the UK at least it’s a distinct word and meaning from whining. In the US I think we just use “whining” for both meanings.