Word of the day
Quote From Natassia:
Pervasive is one of my favourites, I'm trying to fine tune my grammar at the moment so learning how to use 'whilst' as apparantly that's better than some alternatives. Also I've been told to use 'this' less.
Pervasive is one of my favourites, I'm trying to fine tune my grammar at the moment so learning how to use 'whilst' as apparantly that's better than some alternatives. Also I've been told to use 'this' less.
I once got an article back from a journal objecting to me using the word 'whilst' and asking, bizarrely, if I'd been 'influenced by my reading material in my choice of vocabulary' (I study late medieval literature) *scratches head*. So I've not been using 'whilst' as a result. Who knows what's right?!
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KC - maybe it depends on the field, but I guess 'whilst' is quite an old-fashioned word. I'm trying to learn how to use it properly without being told.
Sneaks - generalisability is a word I think, generalisation is so I guess it should be, if that makes sense!
Here's another one I like - 'efficacy'
