Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-16277621-20130823040543/@comment-7472785-20131022163814

'Whilst' is synomynous to 'while' and still correct (British) English.

Whilst its use in contemporary colloquial speech is declining, it nonetheless is found in the more sophisticated modern texts.

The more highly educated the environment you are in is, the more likely it is that you will use or hear it.