LOL, wonderful thread, BillDee! First time I ever saw whinger was here at the Mudcat, from UK folks. I figured then it was the equivalent of the American "whiner" as noted above. Now, I've started using it, like the sound of it. It seems to have more oompf to it than whiner!**BG**

I have a fun time when I speak with someone from the South. A lot of word things were brought from there to Colorado where my ancestors settled. We still mostly say "crick" instead of "creek" for a "brook," which is what I found they were called in New England, and not to be confused with a "creak" of a squeaky door.

My sisters are identical twins and have always had a funny way of saying some words; they had their own language when they were babies. Instead of penny, they still call a one cent piece a "pin-nee." We have no idea where that one came from! Another funny thing about New England, we found no one calls them rubber bands; when they tie back their hair, they use an "elastic."