Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words Bi- and Semi- Time Words
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Ah, English how she are spoke. What zmjezhd said. A "centennial" is a hundred years, not a hundred times a year, so "bienniel" or "biannual" would be two years, not twice a year.
My favourite is "sesqui" - a sesquicentennial is one hundred and fifty years. I call myself "sesquilingual" because I speak good English and half-assed French.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ![]()
Bi- and Semi- Time Words
haircurl 01/07/2006 1:01 PM ![]()
Re: Bi- and Semi- Time Words
Faldage 01/07/2006 1:04 PM ![]()
Re: Bi- and Semi- Time Words
zmjezhd 01/07/2006 1:30 PM ![]()
Re: Bi- and Semi- Time Words
Elizabeth Creith 01/07/2006 11:45 PM ![]()
Re: Bi- and Semi- Time Words
Buffalo Shrdlu 01/07/2006 11:51 PM ![]()
Re: Bi- and Semi- Time Words
TEd Remington 01/08/2006 12:28 AM ![]()
Re: Bi- and Semi- Time Words
Buffalo Shrdlu 01/08/2006 12:30 AM ![]()
and now for something completely different...
Alex Williams 01/08/2006 3:00 AM ![]()
Re: it's just a little dinner mint...
Buffalo Shrdlu 01/08/2006 3:06 AM ![]()
Re: it's just a little dinner mint...
TEd Remington 01/08/2006 10:46 AM ![]()
Re: it's just a little dinner mint...
Elizabeth Creith 01/09/2006 1:45 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,915Posts230,263Members9,208 Most Online4,606
Sep 17th, 2025
Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard
9,208 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days) JerryC 1John Fox 1
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 11,123tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,974Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk