Dec 7, 2015 · Whing was the preferred spelling from around the 17th century until only recently, and whinge now prevails by a large margin. According to an Ngram graphing the use of both spellings, this started around 1980. In either form, the word was rare until the last few decades.

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Feb 12, 2021 · Maybe 35 years ago I read or heard on public radio (or got from some reasonably credible source) that the term "gay" (as in homosexual) was derived from a similar-sounding Algerian word (something like "gaje") that had gained currency in France (and which strongly resembled the French word for "gay").

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Aug 9, 2023 · The simple answer to your question is, the quoted reference uses the original meaning of "light-hearted, carefree; manifesting, characterized by, or disposed to joy and mirth; exuberantly cheerful, merry; sportive."

Mar 1, 2012 · The 'g' in -ing is never pronounced. What is pronounced is the velar nasal consonant represented in IPA as [ŋ]. ]. In some dialects, this is replaced by the alveolar nasal consonant represented in IPA as