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  1. xandermac's Avatar
    xandermac
    What's with all the 90 year old Brits on CB using "whilst" recently? This word is so redundant it just needs to be removed from the dictionary and added to the CB "blocked words filter"....

    I'm as British as the next guy but I stick to words that are in common usage AFTER 1900... "Whilst" is so out of date even scrabble wouldn't accept it...

    /RantAboutUselessWordsOver
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    10-07-13 09:17 AM
  2. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
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    Whilst is a nice suggestion, it still a open forum for anyone to use whatever era of language it comes from. You don't happen to be a teacher r u?
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    10-07-13 09:21 AM
  3. xandermac's Avatar
    xandermac
    I know, I'm just having a gripe. The word just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. The dictionary is safe from my censorship efforts.

    Originally Posted by bambinoitaliano
    Whilst is a nice suggestion, it still a open forum for anyone to use whatever era of language it comes from.
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    10-07-13 09:24 AM
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    Originally Posted by bambinoitaliano
    Whilst is a nice suggestion, it still a open forum for anyone to use whatever era of language it comes from. You don't happen to be a teacher r u?
    WHy would it matter if he is a teacher?
    Whilst is a old, out of style word and I think people use it here to remind us they are Bristish. Like it matters.
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    10-07-13 09:37 AM
  5. xandermac's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by jaydee5799
    I think people use it here to remind us they are Bristish. Like it matters.
    THIS, well said Old Chap...
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    10-07-13 09:38 AM
  6. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by jaydee5799
    WHy would it matter if he is a teacher?
    Whilst is a old, out of style word and I think people use it here to remind us they are Bristish. Like it matters.
    Language is never out of style. It's when and how you use it. Not that I have any discipline when it comes to writing.
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    10-07-13 09:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by xandermac
    THIS, well said Old Chap...
    Thanks...I'm an old gal though!
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    10-07-13 09:40 AM
  8. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by jaydee5799
    Thanks...I'm an old gal though!
    Just a day younger not to use the word Whilst? :P
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    10-07-13 09:41 AM
  9. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
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    Thanks! I was not aware of the word. Now it keeps popping up whenever I type. Se what you did?!!!
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    10-07-13 09:42 AM
  10. xandermac's Avatar
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    Please don't start using it.....

    Originally Posted by bambinoitaliano
    Thanks! I was not aware of the word. Now it keeps popping up whenever I type. Se what you did?!!!
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    10-07-13 09:42 AM
  11. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
    bambinoitaliano
    Originally Posted by xandermac
    Please don't start using it.....
    See what you just did? Egging me on. Whilst i'm trying to forget the word you dread and you keep bringing it up. Now I feel like sitting in my rocking chair craving tea and scone.
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    10-07-13 09:45 AM
  12. xandermac's Avatar
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    Forsooth, thou art an elderly colonist now...

    Originally Posted by bambinoitaliano
    See what you just did? Egging me on. Whilst i'm trying to forget the word you dread and you keep bringing it up. Now I feel like sitting in my rocking chair craving tea and scone.
    10-07-13 09:56 AM
  13. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by xandermac
    Forsooth, thou art an elderly colonist now...
    Okay now you making me use google translation.....stop the insanity!!!!!!!!
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    10-07-13 10:02 AM
  14. xandermac's Avatar
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    I just want people to see HOW British I am!..

    Churchill !!!, Thatcher !!! Tiny Baby Overlords!!!...

    Originally Posted by bambinoitaliano
    Okay now you making me use google translation.....stop the insanity!!!!!!!!
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    10-07-13 10:04 AM
  15. Undbiter65's Avatar
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    Haha I'm guilty of having used it. And I'm not even British. Lol. I think why we've seen an increase in usage of the word is that, at least for me, my z10 suggests the crap out of it all the time!

    "If you can't soar with the eagles, then don't fly with the flock!"
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    10-07-13 10:32 AM
  16. xandermac's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by Undbiter65
    my z10 suggests the crap out of it all the time!
    Oh, God! does it really? It's 2013, RIM, let it go already...
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    10-07-13 10:34 AM
  17. Undbiter65's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by xandermac
    Oh, God! does it really? It's 2013, RIM, let it go already...

    Whilst-img_00000228.png

    Haha see?! Lol

    "If you can't soar with the eagles, then don't fly with the flock!"
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    10-07-13 10:37 AM
  18. xandermac's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by Undbiter65
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    Haha see?! Lol

    "If you can't soar with the eagles, then don't fly with the flock!"
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    10-07-13 10:41 AM
  19. Ecm's Avatar
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    Though the word "whilst" may be a tad outdated, I have no complaints. I would prefer to see a quaint word used where grammatically correct, than some of the astonishingly poor grammar in many posts.
    (I'm not complaining about posts written by members for whom English is obviously not a first language.)
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    10-07-13 11:28 AM
  20. heymaggie's Avatar
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    I'm more interested in what the deal was with the gal who used "ma" whenever she meant "my" and seemed to use it for every sentence.

    http://forums.crackberry.com/general...kberry-850408/
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    10-07-13 11:42 AM
  21. shaleem's Avatar
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    That is like saying Shakespeare is out of style because no one speaks English that way anymore. There is a charm in some of the old words, whether you are British or not. Of course, I may be a bit biased because I have a degree in English. LOL!
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    10-07-13 11:45 AM
  22. xandermac's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by shaleem
    That is like saying Shakespeare is out of style because no one speaks English that way anymore. There is a charm in some of the old words, whether you are British or not. Of course, I may be a bit biased because I have a degree in English. LOL!
    Shakespeare didn't speak English, the hack invented most of his words
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    10-07-13 11:57 AM
  23. shaleem's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by xandermac
    Shakespeare didn't speak English, the hack invented most of his words
    Hahahahahahaha. He had some nerve, didn't he?
    10-07-13 11:59 AM
  24. bambinoitaliano's Avatar
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    Hey ! We are not writing a memoir. Back off from policing my poor writing skills in this forum...Keep it to hiself. I haz no time to relearn the inglish
    10-07-13 12:15 PM
  25. jaydee5799's Avatar
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    You fellows are an English teacher's nightmare!
    Stop the madness!
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    10-07-13 01:55 PM
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