Uses of the word whilst
Whenever can I use this word? Could you tell me similar words?

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Uses of the word whilst
Whenever can I use this word? Could you tell me similar words?

Thanks.When can...no whenever ...

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If you can use 'while', you can use 'whilst'.  There is no difference in meaning. We use them interchangeably in British English, though 'whilst' can sometimes sound more formal.

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It's exactly the same as 'while', but more old-fashioned.

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Good point, Amul. I hadn't thought of that, I'd taken 'whilst' as my starting point and I was thinking about conjunctions. Thank for this.

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Thanks Amul!!

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While I agree, with the others, there is a small diffrence between the two: 'while' can be used nominally while 'whilst' cannot. For example: "I will be back in a while". In this context the two are not interchangeable.

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