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Mercyful_fate Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the difference between "nag" and "complain"

Stop nagging!
Stop complaining!
  

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If someone is nagging you, they are telling you what you are doing wrong, that you are not neat enough, that you need to study more, that you shouldn't talk so much , etc. ,etc. Parents nag their children.

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  • If someone is nagging you, they are telling you what you are doing wrong, that you are not neat enough, that you need to study more, that you shouldn't talk so much , etc.
  • ,etc.
  • Parents nag their children.
  • Wives nag their husbands.
  • If someone is complaining, they are criticizing their general circumstances.
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If someone is nagging you, they are telling you what you are doing wrong, that you are not neat enough, that you need to study more, that you shouldn't talk so much , etc. ,etc. Parents nag their children. Wives nag their husbands.

If someone is complaining, they are criticizing their general circumstances. "People don't treat me right."
"I should be making more money."
"That te
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Also, 'nagging' continues repeatedly over a long time; 'complaining' does not carry that meaning.
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Mister MicawberAlso, 'nagging' continues repeatedly over a long time; 'complaining' does not carry that meaning.
Well, I don't know about that, Mr. M.
There are some stereotypical complainers who have been the brunt of jokes.

A middle-class man decides to go off and join a monastery which requires an oath of silence. No speech is allowed except f
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Love that one!

Yes. but 'complain' does not carry within its meaning a length of time, while 'nag' does.
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