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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
"while" and "whilst"
What's the difference between the usages of these two conjunctives?
I see the way they were being used seem to be interchangeable,
but that's just my thought.
I see the way they were being used seem to be interchangeable,
but that's just my thought.
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Hi, Both while and whilst are conjunctions which carry the same meaning: during the time that something is happening. Whilst, however, is considered so unusual and stilted that you are almost unlikely to see it in use nowadays. Personally, I would not use whilst in informal contexts to prevent my feeling awkward.
- Hi, Both while and whilst are conjunctions which carry the same meaning: during the time that something is happening.
- Whilst, however, is considered so unusual and stilted that you are almost unlikely to see it in use nowadays.
- Personally, I would not use whilst in informal contexts to prevent my feeling awkward.
- I suppose, further, that whilst most often occurs in British English.
- Regards
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Hi,
Both while and whilst are conjunctions which carry the same meaning: during the time that something
is happening. Whilst,however, is considered so unusual and stilted that you are almost unlikely to see it in use
nowadays. Personally, I would not use whilst in informal contexts to prevent my feeling awkward.
I suppose, further, that whilst mo
Both while and whilst are conjunctions which carry the same meaning: during the time that something
is happening. Whilst,however, is considered so unusual and stilted that you are almost unlikely to see it in use
nowadays. Personally, I would not use whilst in informal contexts to prevent my feeling awkward.
I suppose, further, that whilst mo
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