Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:12:01AM -0500, Rob VanFleet wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote:
> > A zealot is a zealot is a zealot. He might have been usefull, but
> > past a certain point, constant whining <spelling ?>
>
> Congratulations, you just joined the 10% of the net (not faulting
> those who aren't native english speakers) that actually *does* spell
> "whining" right (i.e. not "whinging").
"Whinge" is a perfectly valid word (my dictionary says it was originally
Scottish). I occasionally see the misspelling "winge", though, which is
irritating.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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