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- waive
- warmist
- warranty
- wary of
- wave
- Web (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- whatsoever
- when and if
- whereas
- where … at
- whether
- which
- while
- whiskey
- whisky
- Whitehorse
- Whitehorser
- Whitehorsian
- who
- whom
- who’s
- whose (1)
- whose (2)
- wide
- widow
- widow of the late
- Winnipeg
- Winnipegger
- with a view to
- withhold from
- with reference to
- with regard to
- with the exception of
- woman
- worship
- would
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whereas
To write plainly, choose but instead of the needlessly legalistic whereas. Other possibilities include although, though and while.
- Legalistic: Scientific positions are filled through international competition, whereas the others are filled locally.
- Plain: Scientific positions are filled through international competition, but (or while) the others are filled locally.
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