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BlueTsunami2018

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33. I do but I'm nerdy like that.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 04:34 PM

20 hrs ago

In confident that he doesn’t write ninety percent of the things that get posted by his account. The tells are the misspellings and terrible grammar.

He didn’t write this.

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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 Yesterday #18

+1. Archive of his previous posts shows 819 for "while" and 0 for "whilst" dalton99a Yesterday #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 Yesterday #16

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

AI co-author. OC375 Wednesday #4

The word "whilst" is a Britishism. wnylib 20 hrs ago #34

Yes, it is. OC375 19 hrs ago #36

AI sounds about right. wnylib 18 hrs ago #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 Yesterday #9

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

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

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

I was going to ask the same thing. Raine1967 21 hrs ago #31

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

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

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

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

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

In all honesty, I started using it in high school obamanut2012 21 hrs ago #30

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

Glorification of violence William Seger Yesterday #19

The Captain SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #20

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

!!! niyad Yesterday #22

Well played, Swede! COL Mustard Yesterday #24

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

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

Trump seems highly, highly unlikely to use this term senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #32

I do but I'm nerdy like that. BlueTsunami2018 20 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #35