biweekly

[Nitefly]

There is a YouTube video entitled "You know what's BS?! The word bimonthly" dealing with the point, albeit monthly, that is quite enjoyable... swearing though

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

If your audience is likely to be confused then I suggest you use words which are not ambiguous, like "one eighth monthly" or "the output of 14 multiplied by one day".

 

[Hades]

Once every two weeks.

 

[Zeb67]

Try telling them you'll meet at "half seven" and watch the confusion.

Yes, I made that mistake once, and have learned to be 'very' precise with times and dates since !

 

[chorse]

Sorry to disappoint but this isn’t a thread about a magazine for bisexuals.

Do you interpret the word biweekly to mean once every two weeks or twice a week?

This a massive annoyance of mine. The sad truth is that the term ambiguous and needs to be confirmed every bloody time. Maybe it mostly means one or the other, but it's not certain enough to not double check.

Therefore I avoid the term completely myself, to not add to the confusion.

 

[randomshenans]

Once every two weeks is the answer that you're looking for. Otherwise it would have been twice weekly.

yes.

 

[Robert]

I use this to mean once every two weeks.

 

[dl8860]

It's the same for monthly and annually too.

I tend not to use it and specify which I mean, to save the confusion

Actually it's not for annually.

https://www.grammar.com/biannual_vs... means twice a year,happens two times a year.

Biannual = twice a week
Biennial = once every 2 years.

This suggests we should use biweekly to mean twice a week, and I reckon fortnightly works well for one every two weeks.

Problem solved?

 

[Freakbro]

Actually it's not for annually.

https://www.grammar.com/biannual_vs._biennial#:~:text=Biannual or biennial:,that happen every other year.&text=Biannual means twice a year,happens two times a year.

Biannual = twice a week
Biennial = once every 2 years.

That is true, but they are different words. Biannual does suffer from the same confusion as weekly/monthly, I guess because there is another word, biennial, then the common usage for biannual is taken as twice a year?

Even though MW mention here that it can still be used either way

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biannual

Did You Know?

When we describe something as biannual, we can mean either that it occurs twice a year or that it occurs once every two years. So how does someone know which particular meaning we have in mind? Well, unless we provide them with a contextual clue, they don't. Some people prefer to use semiannual to refer to something that occurs twice a year, reserving biannual for things that occur once every two years. This practice is hardly universal among English speakers, however, and biannual remains a potentially ambiguous word. Fortunately, English also provides us with biennial, a word that specifically refers to something that occurs every two years or that lasts or continues for two years.

 

[Raz]

This shouldn't even be a question.

Once every two weeks is the answer that you're looking for. Otherwise it would have been twice weekly.

Is bi-annual once every two years?

 

[LeMson]

Twice a week, if it was once every two weeks that's fortnightly

 

[Yas786]

Came into thread expecting bi sexual naughtiness....left thread disappointed :/.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Some people are bi-weekly then straight the next. They just can’t make their mind up.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Once a fortnight.

That word is met with blank looks from non-native English speakers. Even some Septics don’t get it.

 

[Ryan-3]

Once a fortnight/every two weeks and twice a week. Sorted.

 

[Dis86]

That word is met with blank looks from non-native English speakers. Even some Septics don’t get it.

Savages.

 

[Russinating]

That word is met with blank looks from non-native English speakers. Even some Septics don’t get it.

What on earth is a Septic?

 

[Tuppy_Glossop]

What on earth is a Septic?

An American.

 

[haaammit]

What on earth is a Septic?

An American - septic tank

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Twice a week, if it was once every two weeks that's fortnightly

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