โฒ 175 โผ Why does bi-weekly mean "every two weeks?" This has always bothered me because intuitively it should mean "twice a week." (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca 173 comments fedilink hide all child comments Similar case in point: "bimonthly" means "twice a month." That makes sense. But the definition for "bi-weekly" does not make sense. What do you think?
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Good lord. I made a mistake. Fuck me. Biannual does indeed have potentially different meanings to biennial. In that you are correct. However, my point as I'm sure you are aware, is that the existence of the word "biennial" does not imply that "biannual" can not mean 2 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Good lord. I made a mistake. Fuck me. Biannual does indeed have potentially different meanings to biennial. In that you are correct. However, my point as I'm sure you are aware, is that the existence of the word "biennial" does not imply that "biannual" can not mean 2 years. permalink fedilink source parent