While and Whilst

While

While conjunction - At or during the time that.
Usage example: pay attention while I'm explaining how the new phone system works

Whilst is a synonym for while (British) in during topic. In some cases you can use "Whilst" instead a conjunction "While", when it comes to topics like though, when, as long as. popular alternative

Whilst

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While is a synonym for whilst in part of speech topic. You can use "While" instead a conjunction "Whilst", if it concerns topics such as duration, during, though, when.
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