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obamanut2012

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11. I do, but I doubt he does

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:51 AM

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

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

Some young intern trying to look educated leftstreet Wednesday #2

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

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

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

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

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

AI co-author. OC375 Wednesday #4

The word "whilst" is a Britishism. wnylib Thursday #34

Yes, it is. OC375 Thursday #36

AI sounds about right. wnylib Thursday #37

covfefe - that's it. NewHendoLib Wednesday #5

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

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

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

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

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

I do, but I doubt he does obamanut2012 Thursday #11

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

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

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

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

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

I'm American and I use it obamanut2012 Thursday #26

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

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

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

Glorification of violence William Seger Thursday #19

The Captain SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #20

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

!!! niyad Thursday #22

Well played, Swede! COL Mustard Thursday #24

I do. I apologise for nothing. Seeking Serenity Thursday #25

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

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

I do but I'm nerdy like that. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #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 Thursday #35