Denys frequently affects the use of "whilst" in his posts, but no one has
accused him of being British.

At 06:08 PM 7/23/2003 -0400, Wirt Atmar wrote:
>Guy wires:
>
> > Please forgive me for the OT but I was curious and found the answer
> >  to this question. To those of us non-Bristish english speaking folks
> >  who have wondered, here is the answer:
> >
> >  http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-whi2.htm
>
>The use of "whilst" is just another characteristic of British intelligence.
>They're certain that it means something. We, of course, don't use the term, a
>sure sign that American intelligence is lacking.
>
>Wirt Atmar
>
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