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Comment by skinfaxi

11 hours ago

It's to be used when the word that follows begins with a vowel sound.

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moi2388  8 hours ago

Is it? Do you have a source for this? Afaik ‘while’ is often used in US English and ‘whilst’ in British English.

  • finghin  7 hours ago

    both are definitely used in modern British English, but whilst is strange to my ears as I grew up in Ireland

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