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		spaghettifythis 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human... Not op, but I often do say 'whilst' out loud. It feels more structured and certain than 'while', which feels floppier as a word.

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skinfaxi 2 days ago [–]

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

moi2388 2 days ago | [–]

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

finghin 2 days 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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