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msfiddlestix

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35. Sort of common British usage but not here in the USA. Makes me kind of Wonder is his new assistant Brit who knows?

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Who uses 'whilst ' in America [View all] dalton99a Jun 3 OP

Imagine Fox, aka Goebellsvision if Kerry, Obama, Biden or Harris had used the word "Whilst?" Chasstev365 Jun 3 #1

Some young intern trying to look educated leftstreet Jun 3 #2

Yeah, and the Random Capitalization is a bit overdone William Seger Jun 4 #18

+1. Archive of his previous posts shows 819 for "while" and 0 for "whilst" dalton99a Jun 4 #28

He probably picked it up from his mother. Same as his often-used phrase, "high-quality people". Solly Mack Jun 3 #3

I've heard him pronounce "airplane" as "aeroplane," Tanuki Jun 4 #16

He appears to have sought approval from his father, but his mother seems to have had Solly Mack Jun 4 #17

AI co-author. OC375 Jun 3 #4

The word "whilst" is a Britishism. wnylib Jun 4 #34

Yes, it is. OC375 Jun 4 #36

AI sounds about right. wnylib Jun 4 #37

covfefe - that's it. NewHendoLib Jun 3 #5

"nothing even close to this...was even thought of for the People's House" pat_k Jun 3 #6

Are you saying he picked up a new word (for him)?? Jack Valentino Jun 3 #7

I sometimes do, but I'm pretentious at times (n/t) Retrograde Jun 3 #8

Several of my friends and i do occassionally. mwmisses4289 Jun 4 #9

British & British Commonwealth-raised and/or educated people? Certainly not that plonker Trump. Celerity Jun 4 #10

I do, but I doubt he does obamanut2012 Jun 4 #11

I want a list of all those other fights. Oh, wait a minute. Teddy niyad Jun 4 #12

I was going to ask the same thing. Raine1967 Jun 4 #31

Of course not. It's a British term, IIRC. I'm not British. CTyankee Jun 4 #13

But there are many words in common usage in American english that niyad Jun 4 #15

Pizza is pizza and Italian. Whilest is a British variation of a term in English. CTyankee Jun 4 #23

I'm American and I use it obamanut2012 Jun 4 #26

It's actually a nice word. I like it! CTyankee Jun 4 #29

In all honesty, I started using it in high school obamanut2012 Jun 4 #30

It depends on what I am writing, or with whom I am speaking. niyad Jun 4 #14

Glorification of violence William Seger Jun 4 #19

The Captain SocialDemocrat61 Jun 4 #20

I'll try. Trump shat himself whilst posting this nonsense. Swede Jun 4 #21

!!! niyad Jun 4 #22

Well played, Swede! COL Mustard Jun 4 #24

I do. I apologise for nothing. Seeking Serenity Jun 4 #25

Oh NOW it's "the People's House" underpants Jun 4 #27

Trump seems highly, highly unlikely to use this term senseandsensibility Jun 4 #32

I do but I'm nerdy like that. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 4 #33

Sort of common British usage but not here in the USA. Makes me kind of Wonder is his new assistant Brit who knows? msfiddlestix Jun 4 #35