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PeterWilson at 22:42, 29 September 2010

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PeterWilson at 16:34, 18 April 2010

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JoachimNoreiko at 14:18, 30 June 2007

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PeterWilson at 13:51, 29 June 2007

2007-06-29T13:51:03Z

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'''While''' and '''wile''' are two [[homophone]]s in the mouths of mast English people (see [[w - wh]].)

*'''while'''

You may also want to see [[while - whilst]].

*'''wile'''
[[category:W - wh homophones]]
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 * '''while''' is a [[conjunction]], which mostly means 'during the time that', but can also be used to mean 'although'. While this page is interesting, you may also want to see [[while - whilst]].
-* There is also a [[phrasal verb]] 'while away', which means to pass time pleasantly: you can while away the hours reading in the garden.
+** There is also a [[phrasal verb]] 'while away', which means to pass time pleasantly: you can while away the hours reading in the garden. '''Never''' be tempted by the plausible meaning 'to trick the time into passing more pleasantly' to spell this as '<s>wile</s> away the time': to do so is incorrect.
 * '''wile''' is a [[noun]], meaning craftiness or cunning. The related [[adjective]] is 'wily'. Think of Road Runner's cartoon nemesis, Wile E. Coyote [~'wily coyote'].

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 * '''while''' is a [[conjunction]], which mostly means 'during the time that', but can also be used to mean 'although'. While this page is interesting, you may also want to see [[while - whilst]].
 * There is also a [[phrasal verb]] 'while away', which means to pass time pleasantly: you can while away the hours reading in the garden.
-* '''wile''' is a [[noun]], meaning craftiness or cunning. The related [[adjective]] is 'wily'. Think of Road Runner's cartoon nemesis, Wile E. Coyote.
+* '''wile''' is a [[noun]], meaning craftiness or cunning. The related [[adjective]] is 'wily'. Think of Road Runner's cartoon nemesis, Wile E. Coyote [~'wily coyote'].
 [[category:W - wh homophones]]
 [[category:homophones]]

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-'''While''' and '''wile''' are two [[homophone]]s in the mouths of mast English people (see [[w - wh]].)
+'''While''' and '''wile''' are two [[homophone]]s in the mouths of most English people (see [[w - wh]].)
-*'''while'''
+* '''while''' is a [[conjunction]], which mostly means 'during the time that', but can also be used to mean 'although'. While this page is interesting, you may also want to see [[while - whilst]].
 [[category:W - wh homophones]]
-{{wip}}
+[[category:homophones]]