whilst = 'whether'

[Tom Zurinskas]

Your point being what, Victor? - that the word "whilst" is occasionally said in the USA?

 

You can't possibly be living in the USA.  You never, never, never hear the word "whilst" over here.  Where on earth are you from?

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+ 
see truespel.com phonetic spelling


 
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> Tom, please don't assume and don't make universal claims.
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> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > "Whilst" is British. Nobody says it in USA. I assume it means "while" not=
> > "whether."
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