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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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as, while

As the owls flooded into the Great Hall as usual, everyone's attention was caught at once by a long, thin package carried by six large screech owls.

A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins stutter.

In the examples, what’s the difference between ‘as’ and ‘while’?
Can each be changed with each other?
  

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In these settings the words are interchangeable.

  • In these settings the words are interchangeable.
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In these settings the words are interchangeable.

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