Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > Austin
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 11-14-2008, 01:27 PM
 
89 posts, read 417,586 times
Reputation: 40

Advertisements

whilst
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-14-2008, 02:07 PM
 
Location: central Austin
7,228 posts, read 16,036,817 times
Reputation: 3915
The 14th century!

The OED would give even more information but here is a start.

whilst - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-14-2008, 02:53 PM
 
103 posts, read 320,956 times
Reputation: 42
Both while and whilst are ancient, though while is older. There’s no difference in meaning between them. For reasons that aren’t clear, whilst has survived in British English but has died out in the US. However, in Britain it is considered to be a more formal and literary word than its counterpart.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-14-2008, 06:12 PM
 
Location: SoCal
2,261 posts, read 7,212,383 times
Reputation: 960
I use "whilst" whenever possible. It makes me laugh.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-15-2008, 09:09 AM
 
89 posts, read 417,586 times
Reputation: 40
Quote:
Originally Posted by centralaustinite View Post
The 14th century!

The OED would give even more information but here is a start.

whilst - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Well I'll be dang,,,goes to show you I'm just a Texas hick, I started seeing that word on forums about a year ago.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > Austin

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top