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Grammar pedants - help please.

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Fat Dave Sep 2007 5:01pm, 25 Sep 2007 1,098 posts	Quote Pin Fat Dave Whilst must cease to exist. Please bury it at sea.
Diogenes Sep 2007 5:10pm, 25 Sep 2007 2,370 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Shame. It was and erstwhile favourite of mine. hangs head
Diogenes Sep 2007 5:10pm, 25 Sep 2007 2,371 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes an
Maclennane Sep 2007 5:13pm, 25 Sep 2007 4,797 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane whilst is a perfectly acceptable alternative to while. I wonder why I'm feeling compelled to argue with everything Dave says. Nothing personal, I assure you.
Fat Dave Sep 2007 5:37pm, 25 Sep 2007 1,099 posts	Quote Pin Fat Dave Mac - you've obviously never had a client who changes "while" to "whilst" every time you write it, without fail. Grrr.
Hendo Sep 2007 6:18pm, 25 Sep 2007 10,302 posts	Quote Pin Hendo "Myself" is also a pet hate. It must die, along with the ditzy telephone reps that tend to overuse it.
Fat Dave Sep 2007 11:40pm, 25 Sep 2007 1,100 posts	Quote Pin Fat Dave Agreed. Although "yourself" is even worse.
Maclennane Sep 2007 11:42pm, 25 Sep 2007 4,839 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane There is a fetchie, who shall remain nameless, who replaces 'when' with 'whenever' constantly. "Whenever I was a child"
Huge Sep 2007 8:08am, 26 Sep 2007 1,582 posts	Quote Pin Huge Buffoon
Kelley Sep 2007 8:44am, 26 Sep 2007 139 posts	Quote Pin Kelley Twit. I'll say whenever whenever I jolly well like.