RE: In love with a word

Subject: RE: In love with a word
From: "Saunders, Ian, VF UK" <Ian -dot- Saunders -at- vodafone -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:17:38 -0000

What exactly is wrong with "whilst" and "amongst"?

I understand that Americans choose not to use them, but does that mean that no one else should?

If the document is for a predominantly American audience, their use is wrong. By the same reasoning, I will not write about Aluminum for my English and European readers.

Ian Saunders
Vodafone Ltd.
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