There's kvetching.....and there's whining. I've had to explain this to he-who-points-out-the-whining (mostly cuz I asked him to, and some because he likes being a bit antagonistic on occasions).
Kvetching is a general complaint about anything and anyone. You can kvetch about the season dumping all the leaves in the yard, other people's dumb driving and the table cloth fading cuz it catches the morning sun.
Whining, on the other hand, is a complaint about anything and anyone that focuses on poor little ol' ME: the season dumping all the leaves in the yard that *I* have to go out and suck up with the leaf sucker-upper thingy AGAIN, dumb people's driving making me late for work AGAIN and once again I'll look like *I'm* irresponsible for not leaving earlier....and the faded table cloth that *I'll* have to replace and everyone knows *I* lovvvvvve to shop...NOT.
I tried to explain this to he-who-thinks-he-knows-it-all. He assures me the words are synonymous. Encouraged me to look 'em up in the dictionary, even.
Pfffffttt! He uses the Oxford one--what's HE know.
:-/
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"Pfffffttt! He uses the Oxford one--what's HE know."
HAHAHAHAHHAHA!
I like YOUR definitions much better, Mel!
(((((((((( You )))))))))
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I would have to agree....completely different.. :)
[Snort!]
Whining is when you want wine. ;) Or so I've been told.
I always look things up in my Funk & Wagnalls.
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