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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
I have always used whilst. Maybe you think it old fashioned but it is still good English.
I am British also English so naturally I will still use whilst.
I will linger for a while whilst you ponder on the difference.
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I think perhaps you misunderstood me. I didn't mean to criticise your usage of the word, in fact I prefer 'whilst' to 'while', but American vs. British usages is a whole other debate, lol.
I know 'whilst' is more natual, but it isn't natural in American English. I merely question whether it's appropriate to use words stictly British English when explaining a vocabulary matter to a foriegn learner. Most foriegn learners of English seem to learn American English, so I just thought it would be confusing to explain a point using 'while' and then introduce the term 'whilst', and then to have to explain only
certain people use it and how and why and so forth . . . especially because it then detracts from the original questions of the difference between 'will/would', for example.
Again, it wasn't meant as a criticism, merely a legitimate question about what English may be best when explaining/teaching foriegn learners. Sorry if you thought I was criticising, I really didn't mean to appear to be so
