Allow , permit or let? Almost or nearly? Alone , lonely , or lonesome? Along or alongside? Already , still or yet? Also , as well or too? Alternate ly , alternative ly Although or though? Altogether or all together? Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore? Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for? Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone?
Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward?
During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? End or finish? Especially or specially? Except or except for? Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment? Fall or fall down? Far or a long way? Farther , farthest or further , furthest?
Fast , quick or quickly? Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first? Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave? Full or filled? Fun or funny? Get or go? Grateful or thankful? Hear or listen to? High or tall? Historic or historical? House or home? How is …? If or when? Charleston Gazette-Mail.
The Sun. With some important data still to come in, the possibility of GDP either inching forward or backwards remains evenly balanced, while there is little chance the RBA of moving at all. Grammar What Are Modal Verbs? Writing, grammar, and communication tips for your inbox. Write with confidence. Get real-time suggestions wherever you write. My wife still gives me grief if I use it when speaking to her. Has anyone ever heard of this? Every time I read that word I picture a snob in a powdered wig sipping tea with a raised pinky.
Not only will you avoid sounding like a pompous 18th century aristocrat, but it has fewer letters so you can type it faster. I bumped into this conversation as I found myself searching if whilst is even a word. Brain is an amazing organ, it makes me come up with words which I thought I never even knew before. I am English and have lived in England all my life.
I use while and whilst in both speaking and writing. I have never studied English Language to a higher level than O level so I think it simply comes from those around me and reading. I do not feel it is in anyway archaic, snobbish or even pretentious. I suspect that those who feel it is need to brush that chip off their shoulders!
I must have come across it somewhere in a novel. I have never heard a speaker of American English use whilst in any context. To Americans, whilst is a Britishism only.
I use whilst and whilst. Both are correct in that one refers to an i,,ediate and the other to an ongoing event. Those fools that mock those using whilst are precisely tham.
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Cat on August 16, pm Whilst refers to a lesser time span, bringing poignancy to the topical area instilling emotion into the story about the first subject. While I agree there is confusion,.. David Kennedy on August 26, pm While is literal, whilst is literary. Moon UK on November 07, pm I remember asking one of my English teachers this exact same question.
I tend to tie hime to a lampost while I do the shopping. Miguele on October 22, pm Hi everyone. I was chatting with David when the accident happened! You can say, ex: I am going to have dinner while you watch the movie. Cheers everyone!
David Clark on January 18, pm Dear Peter Foulds, it seems you want to put yourself in a superior position whilst in fact not grasping the subtle difference. I did x while Peter did y sounds nicer than I did x whilst Peter did y. Thanks for reading! BonesDrones on August 27, am As an American English speaker, I actually find myself using both, randomly in conversation, or thought.
Mike on September 14, pm Peter Foulds and Mand are both mistaken.
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