Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Use "while" instead of "whilst"

2018-11-20 Thread Jonathan Corbet
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:02:45 + Will Deacon wrote: > Whilst making an unrelated change to some Documentation, Linus sayeth: > > | Afaik, even in Britain, "whilst" is unusual and considered more > | formal, and "while" is the common word. > | > | [...] > | > | Can we just admit tha

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Use "while" instead of "whilst"

2018-11-20 Thread Will Deacon
[+Linus] On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 12:34:35PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2018, Will Deacon wrote: > > Whilst making an unrelated change to some Documentation, Linus sayeth: > > Reference? This was on the security list where we were dealing with something else, so I'm afraid that i

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Use "while" instead of "whilst"

2018-11-20 Thread Jani Nikula
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018, Will Deacon wrote: > Whilst making an unrelated change to some Documentation, Linus sayeth: Reference? > > | Afaik, even in Britain, "whilst" is unusual and considered more > | formal, and "while" is the common word. > | > | [...] > | > | Can we just admit that w

[PATCH] Documentation: Use "while" instead of "whilst"

2018-11-19 Thread Will Deacon
Whilst making an unrelated change to some Documentation, Linus sayeth: | Afaik, even in Britain, "whilst" is unusual and considered more | formal, and "while" is the common word. | | [...] | | Can we just admit that we work with computers, and we don't need to | use þe eald Englisc s