stop saying "whilst"...you're not british!

(Sorry for the misplaced modifier, by the way. It's late on the East Coast)

Whilst you do make a good point I haven't been noticing this trend

I think as long as the problem is contained to soccer announcers and female celebrities who marry British guys, American culture will be safe.

I like saying "crikey," is that ok?

YAARRRRRRRRR matey.

Who cares. I've heard Americans say amongst. You all still know what we're saying. Do you prefer them to speak with a southern drawl? Because that'd be really American.

These Americans you speak of may have close Canadian or British ancestry. Not every American is bastard trash like you. When you say you're "American" what you really mean to say is that you're white, you don't know your roots, and you've lost your family's culture. The language is called English, not American. Bitch.

whilst I'm not too keen on your assessment, I think you're spot on. Good job ole chap, cheers!

Actually, jerk, my ancestry is 100% Irish, so you could say I have every genetic right to use colloquial-vernacular "Britishisms" like "lad" or "mate" if I wanted. But I don't. It would be just as strange as native Dubliners saying "bro" or "brah" to their friends.

Did I touch a sore subject with you? The venom and ire bubbling from your post are totally out of proportion with the trivial subject matter.

Actually, everyone should stop saying "whilst". It makes you sound ridiculous whichever your nationality.

You're going on a rant telling a bunch of people on the letrun messageboard to stop using "whilst", what are you expecting really?

[quote]marunner wrote:

It would be just as strange as native Dubliners saying "bro" or "brah" to their friends.

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Maybe I'm just out of touch, but aren't those terms primarily used in Southern california? I don't know anyone other than transplants that use them in other parts of the country, and even here their used derisively a lot of the time. Just thought you should know.

Purple wrote:

[quote]marunner wrote:

It would be just as strange as native Dubliners saying "bro" or "brah" to their friends.

quote]

Maybe I'm just out of touch, but aren't those terms primarily used in Southern california? I don't know anyone other than transplants that use them in other parts of the country, and even here their used derisively a lot of the time. Just thought you should know.

Whilst your intentions were good, that was his point exactly.

I'm Canadian but have lived in the UK for nearly 7 years. I still have a Canadian accent but I say "mate" and "cheers". I don't say "whilst" or "crikey". I'm a UK citizen because my dad was born here. Am I okay?

Cheers,

Don

sweathog wrote:

American culture will be safe.

American what? Run that oxymoron by me again please

i say "cheers" constantly. But that is the result of +10 years of working with and for barrow boys.

I'm keen on saying whilst.

marunner wrote:

What is up with the people who use "whilst" instead of "while"? Unless you were born in the British Isles and grew up using the "parasitic 't'", its psuedo-formalism is laughably pretentious. Kind of like Americans who say "cheers" instead of "thanks" (like the Brits and Aussies). And I'm American, by the way.

Do you really believe there is a standard for spoken American English?

Adoption of Ebonics is the answer, its something we can all get behind.

ex. whilst= whe'n ah wuz.....