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Plaining vs Planning - What's the difference?

plaining | planning |

As verbs the difference between plaining and planning

is that plaining is while planning is .

As nouns the difference between plaining and planning

is that plaining is a lamentation while planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan .

plaining

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lamentation.
  • * 1592? , William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
    • And piteous plainings of the pretty babes, That mourn'd for fashion, ignorant what to fear...

    planning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  • the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
  • the act of making contingency plans
  • (informal, British) planning permission
    • My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .

    Usage notes

    Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

    Derived terms

    * family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planning

    External links

    * (wikipedia "planning")