Off watch topic.

Has anyone else noticed an unusual uptick of the use of the archaic word "whilst" in a lot of posts in the past year or so? Do people really use this word anymore? Or what??

What's next ? Beseech,Egads,Forsooth?

Reply
·

Reading your post WHILST enjoying a cold beer 😂🍻

·

You must be American. When the Brits wake up they'll tell you it's perfectly cromulent in their form of English.

@Gee_Im_Shocked has revealed himself as another Yank with his cold beer talk.

·
PoorMansRolex

You must be American. When the Brits wake up they'll tell you it's perfectly cromulent in their form of English.

@Gee_Im_Shocked has revealed himself as another Yank with his cold beer talk.

Thats blasphemy. I'm an Aussie through and through

·
PoorMansRolex

You must be American. When the Brits wake up they'll tell you it's perfectly cromulent in their form of English.

@Gee_Im_Shocked has revealed himself as another Yank with his cold beer talk.

Image
·

I beseech you fellow WC'ers to forsooth your exotic and strange vernacular, else we shall all be shouting, "EGADS!" whilst reading the news feed with our morning drink. 🤏🏻👀

·
GoQuartzYourself

Thats blasphemy. I'm an Aussie through and through

An Australian wouldn't use the word beer. Foster's is Australian for beer.

·
PoorMansRolex

An Australian wouldn't use the word beer. Foster's is Australian for beer.

Fosters is not beer..it's exported horse piss. Wouldn't drink it if you payed me.

Image

This is the beer real Aussies drink 🍻🍻

·

Psh, this post is a bunch of malarkey.

·

What was olde is new again.

·

"Whilst perusing this site I came across this charming article and I can indeed confirm that Fosters is horse urine!

·
solidyetti

I beseech you fellow WC'ers to forsooth your exotic and strange vernacular, else we shall all be shouting, "EGADS!" whilst reading the news feed with our morning drink. 🤏🏻👀

And then we'll all say "Wench, another turkey leg and another flagon of mead!" Then we'll wipe our greasy hands on the dog.

·
PoorMansRolex

An Australian wouldn't use the word beer. Foster's is Australian for beer.

I remember their commercials. "Beeya. Fawstuhs. AusTRIALyen for Beeya."

·

I use it use the word quite often, then again, I speak and write British English.