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How to pronounce “whilst”

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Pronunciation guide for whilst

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of whilst with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body? 4 minutesWhilst I was at Philips, we discussed this idea of a maybe technology,
Definition summary: (archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.

Example 1 of 8

Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body? 4 minutes

Whilst I was at Philips, we discussed this idea of a maybe technology,

[Adverb]
(archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
[Conjunction]
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, literary or somewhat rare in North America) Synonym of while.

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