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Method of Madness:
I know British/Commonwealth countries have extra letters in their words, but how does putting a g in whine make sense?

(Or how does it make sense for us Yanks to have taken it out?)

pwhodges:
Um, because "whinge" is a word which is different from "whine", with a somewhat different etymology?

Method of Madness:
Oh. They seem to be pretty much the same thing.

sitnspin:
They have similar, but not indentical meanings; and they have different origins.

http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03/on-whinge-and-whine.html

pwhodges:

--- Quote ---The British sometimes use the terms together for emphasis: “Stop your whingeing and whining!”
--- End quote ---

I might easily say: "Stop whining, you whinger!".

Whining refers to the sound (which may or may not be that of a complaint), whereas in modern usage whingeing refers specifically to complaining in a whiny way.

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