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

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?

  • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months 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.