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Noticed a trend recently of universally substituting "whilst" for "while;" this seems to be spreading as a sort of "in" thing to do. That's fine, people can obviously post however they like, but in my personal opinion it kind of makes us all sound like a bunch of nimrods.
Even when done correctly (the substitution cannot be properly made in all cases), the word "whilst" is antiquated and generally better off put out to pasture. Using it once in a great while, for effect, would be useful and dramatic; using it universally is like saying "I agree with thy point, but thou are full of fail!" In short, it lacks the desired effect.
Doubtless this post will prompt a huge series of links to lamedictionaryofonlinetwaddle.com "proving" that it's correct usage, but, trust me, thou still soundeth silly.