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I didn't know that whilst was [http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/whilst used mainly in Britain]. Some sentences still seem somehow better with the word rather than using while, but now that I am aware of my parochial Englishness I am quite happy to go along with swapping it :-) --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 04:07, 26 September 2011 (UTC) |
I didn't know that whilst was [http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/whilst used mainly in Britain]. Some sentences still seem somehow better with the word rather than using while, but now that I am aware of my parochial Englishness I am quite happy to go along with swapping it :-) --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 04:07, 26 September 2011 (UTC) |
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:Heh I didn't know either. You don't need to change if you don't want to. They mean the same thing. I guess I understand now why I thought it was an unnecessary word: in my country, it isn't necessary. In any case, I guess the nature of this site means we should accept all sorts of language subtleties (spoken, written, programmed, or otherwise, where it doesn't get in the way of clarity). You can stick with "whilst" where you like it and I'll stick with "while" everywhere. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 19:52, 26 September 2011 (UTC) |
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