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A character in an episode of "Coronation Street" complained that his fellow workers clammed up when he appeared in their midst and he theorized that perhaps they were having a winge. At least it sounded like "winge". [Rhymes with "binge".]
Anyone know what "having a winge" means?
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whinge. Grumble, moan, complaint. Usually just to let off steam to similarly aggrieved persons rather than as a prelude to action.
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whinge. Grumble, moan, complaint.
Aha. The spelling is telling. "Whinge" as in "Whine".
Thanks. [Couldn't activate sjmaxq' link. Could you?]
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Opened ok for me. He did sneak it in while I was composing my post though.
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The -ge is a frequentive affix, is it not?
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What's frequentive, please?
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There once was a man named Quentin who was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. A group of concerned folk banded together to reverse his conviction and secure his release. They were known as the Free Quentin Brigade. The parole board determined that there was a lot wrong with Quentin -- alcoholism, drug addiction, anti-social personality disorder, and a lisp -- all of which they wanted to see corrected (or at least addressed) before he was released from prison. The Free Quentin Brigade opposed the parole board's position, arguing that a wrongfully-detained person ought not have to be fixed before being set free. Their position came to be know as the a-fix ("a-" in the sense of "without") argument. It was referred to, for short, as the Frequentive Affix. And there you are.
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TEd!! seriously, a worthy try, Father.
formerly known as etaoin...
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a worthy try
As these things go.
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