I knew a boy once who thought that, if there was one while, i.e. a unit – a while of time, then surely there were two whiles and three and so on to several. So, often he would say that he’d be back inI knew a boy once who thought that, if there was one while, i.e. a unit – a while of time, then surely there were two whiles and three and so on to several. So, often he would say that he’d be back in a few whiles – that he’d only be gone a few whiles. He’d explain that he’d only been gone there - been lollygagging there -- for a few whiles. He meant a half an hour or an hour. It’s been such a long, long while and I am still waiting, I think. ...more