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Why does bi-weekly mean "every two weeks?" This has always bothered me because intuitively it should mean "twice a week." (self.nostupidquestions)

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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?

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[–] Chriswild 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

We do, we're typically familiar with the concept it's just not something we say. Kinda like how we know what autumn is but we just call it fall.

It's kinda weird but I'm sure you know the feeling with some words you know of but it's kinda weird for people to use in a sentence.

[–] totallynotarobot 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What's the adjective in American for "having to do with the season fall?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Autumnal. It's not used much.