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DAE refuse to use the word "biweekly" because it has two different definitions? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/doesanybodyelse@lemmy.world
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Just say what you mean:

"every 2 weeks," or

"twice a week."

Pick the one you mean.

Because unfortunately "biweekly" can mean either of those things, which kinda makes the word useless.

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The team I was on at work number of years ago had to hash this exact thing out because we had a "biweekly" status and was confusing people. We ultimately landed on not using the term.

Bimonthly and biannually have the same problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Biannual does not because of biennial.

    Biannual: two times per every one year

    Biennial: one time per every two years

    No idea if there's similar words for weekly/monthly but I only know about yearly from this https://youtu.be/ljkaN_-d-Zg

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