Yeah, There Are ...gadd_sexMay 31 2008, 04:00:15 UTC
Stumbled on your journal during a (not quite) random search, as I've started a secondary (read: private, intimacy (I love euphemisms) oriented) journal.
Thought answering your question would be a good alternative to flashing yu a slack-jawed grin.
Yes, the three words are quite different.
"Bitching" is acting out in an angry way; usually, the spark has nothing to do with the real issue, but the bitcher (is that a word?) either doesn't recognize or refuses to admit to, the root cause of the complaint;
"whining" is similar, but is born of weakness, of an inability to deal with the root cause of the complaint. A whiner hates where they are, but is afraid of what they might lose if they actually show some spine (yes, I know "they" is not "technically correct in this usage, but English doesn't have an equivalent of the Academie Francaise, thank you very much); and
"complaining" is the action of an equal who is unhappy with a situation and wants to correct it by respectfully pointing out the nature of his or vexation.
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Thought answering your question would be a good alternative to flashing yu a slack-jawed grin.
Yes, the three words are quite different.
- "Bitching" is acting out in an angry way; usually, the spark has nothing to do with the real issue, but the bitcher (is that a word?) either doesn't recognize or refuses to admit to, the root cause of the complaint;
- "whining" is similar, but is born of weakness, of an inability to deal with the root cause of the complaint. A whiner hates where they are, but is afraid of what they might lose if they actually show some spine (yes, I know "they" is not "technically correct in this usage, but English doesn't have an equivalent of the Academie Francaise, thank you very much); and
- "complaining" is the action of an equal who is unhappy with a situation and wants to correct it by respectfully pointing out the nature of his or vexation.
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