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dalton99a

(95,751 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:31 PM Wednesday

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Who uses 'whilst ' in America [View all] dalton99a Wednesday OP

Some young intern trying to look educated leftstreet Wednesday #2

Yeah, and the Random Capitalization is a bit overdone William Seger 21 hrs ago #18

I've heard him pronounce "airplane" as "aeroplane," Tanuki Yesterday #16

AI co-author. OC375 Wednesday #4

The word "whilst" is a Britishism. wnylib 13 hrs ago #34

Yes, it is. OC375 11 hrs ago #36

AI sounds about right. wnylib 10 hrs ago #37

covfefe - that's it. NewHendoLib Wednesday #5

Are you saying he picked up a new word (for him)?? Jack Valentino Wednesday #7

I sometimes do, but I'm pretentious at times (n/t) Retrograde Wednesday #8

Several of my friends and i do occassionally. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #9

I do, but I doubt he does obamanut2012 Yesterday #11

I want a list of all those other fights. Oh, wait a minute. Teddy niyad Yesterday #12

I was going to ask the same thing. Raine1967 13 hrs ago #31

Of course not. It's a British term, IIRC. I'm not British. CTyankee Yesterday #13

But there are many words in common usage in American english that niyad Yesterday #15

I'm American and I use it obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #26

It's actually a nice word. I like it! CTyankee 18 hrs ago #29

In all honesty, I started using it in high school obamanut2012 13 hrs ago #30

It depends on what I am writing, or with whom I am speaking. niyad Yesterday #14

Glorification of violence William Seger 21 hrs ago #19

The Captain SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #20

I'll try. Trump shat himself whilst posting this nonsense. Swede 21 hrs ago #21

!!! niyad 21 hrs ago #22

Well played, Swede! COL Mustard 21 hrs ago #24

I do. I apologise for nothing. Seeking Serenity 19 hrs ago #25

Oh NOW it's "the People's House" underpants 19 hrs ago #27

Trump seems highly, highly unlikely to use this term senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #32

I do but I'm nerdy like that. BlueTsunami2018 13 hrs ago #33