There is a word I would spell “whining” but now and then I see it spelled “whinging.” Is this the proper spelling in Britain or elsewhere?
Same thing for choking/chocking. The first few times I saw it, I assumed it was a misspelling of “choking,” but I’ve seen it so often that I wonder.
Thanks.
Whinging is a synonym for whining, but is a valid word on its own, not a misspelling.
Chocking properly has nothing to do with choking.
“Can” being typed when “can’t” was intended is another error that seems to have become commonplace only recently. Chalk it up to rampant illiteracy spreading across the Internet like a plague…or at least evidence that proof reading is becoming a lost art.
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Ah, but the question becomes whether “whingeing” or “whinging” is the proper way to spell it – WAG is that 30% of Brits use the “extra e” spelling (not much different from the split on, say, “judgment” vs. “judgement,” I’d guess).
Isn’t chocking something you do to an airplane’s wheels?
I think you’ll find the correct speling to be aeroplane
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You do no you spelt “spelling” wrong don’t you?
Yes, I do it all teh time.
Whinging isn’t exactly a synonym for whining, but a specific sort of whining: it refers to (generally verbal) high-pitched nagging and complaining produced by humans, and not to a high-pitched buzz or continuous tone produced by a mosquito or machine.
Writing a moaning letter to a newspaper is whinging, as is a kid with a high-pitched voice saying it wants to go to the park over and over again.
Thanks to all who replied.
So is “whinge” pronounced like “hinge”?
Yes
I use the “whingeing” spelling. To me, the word has a connotation of unjustified complaint; someone who prefers to complain than work to resolve their situation or accept that it can’t be changed. For instance: someone who moans for hours about having a headache but won’t take an aspirin. Or someone who misses a bus, and instead of just saying “Damn” and waiting for the next one, complains about the bus service to everyone who subsequently arrives at the stop.