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22Some reviewers feel the need to point out a few typos or nitpick some grammar to "prove" that they read the paper. I would not take such a comment seriously.– ThomasCommented Nov 13, 2018 at 9:36
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6What!!! That comment is so odd. We do use amongst and whilst, no problem. In fact, Australian English is typically British except for tiny variations. We use colour not color, behaviour not behavior, optimisation not optimization. I don't think you need to take this comment too seriously.– ThunderDownUnderCommented Nov 13, 2018 at 11:26
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14Google Ngram disagrees with your claim that "amongst" is more common than "among" in British English: "among" has more than five times the frequency and has always been much more common. "Amongst" just adds two redundant letters but I will fight to the death for your right to use it. Well, not to the death. But your reviewer is being silly.– David RicherbyCommented Nov 13, 2018 at 14:43
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9@Thomas One could even choose to read it as a subtle compliment: "Your paper was so good that this is the most significant 'problem' I could find."– chepnerCommented Nov 13, 2018 at 14:59
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1@penelope "just expect more of these types of comments if you don't chose the US-flavour" *US-flavor (just kidding, of course. :) )– reirabCommented Nov 13, 2018 at 23:27
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