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minus-squareRION [she/her]hexbear10·1 year agoUsing "whilst" where "while" would work fine. Feels like the grammatical equivalent of plastic cutlery spray-painted chrome link
minus-squareAssortedBiscuits [they/them]hexbear6·1 year agoStill weird to me how British people would use "whilst," but don't use "gotten." I suppose they would feel the same for USians since "gotten" was already considered old-fashioned before being picked up by USians again. link
Using "whilst" where "while" would work fine. Feels like the grammatical equivalent of plastic cutlery spray-painted chrome
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Still weird to me how British people would use "whilst," but don't use "gotten." I suppose they would feel the same for USians since "gotten" was already considered old-fashioned before being picked up by USians again.