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Whilst vs. while

This is a difficult one, especially in a thread started by an American who had been recently in West Yorkshire:
"While" to most of us means " during".
In West Yorkshire, and particularly centred around Leeds, it means "until" as in:
"He won't be back while 2'O'clock"
Therefore logically if you put up a sign saying: "Do not cross the road while the lights are red" half the Leeds populus would get run over.
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