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I looked in onelook.com, and the first three dictionaries I checked all said that biweekly means both twice a week and every two weeks. Nimonthly has a similar dichotomy of meaning. So I checked the OED, which says that the confusion might be avoided by using the prefix semi.
But nowhere do I get a clue as to why the double usage.
Hey, it's English!
Welcome aboard, Blondegirl. May we call you BG for short?
TEd
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Bi? Blondegirl 04/27/05 03:16 PM Re: Bi? Sparteye 04/27/05 05:18 PM Re: Bi? Elizabeth Creith 04/27/05 07:13 PM Re: Bi? wsieber 04/28/05 04:36 AM Re: Bi? Sparteye 04/28/05 01:58 PM Re: Bi? Buffalo Shrdlu 04/28/05 02:02 PM Re: Bi? maverick 04/28/05 03:58 PM Re: on the dock Buffalo Shrdlu 04/28/05 04:11 PM Re: on the dock maverick 04/29/05 03:32 PM No googlewhack here... AnnaStrophic 04/29/05 03:38 PM Re: No googlewhack here... tsuwm 04/30/05 03:44 PM Re: Bi? TEd Remington 04/27/05 07:18 PM Re: Bi? inselpeter 04/27/05 08:19 PM Re: Bi? Saranita 04/27/05 09:24 PM There has to be a digitalis post TEd Remington 04/27/05 09:36 PM Re: Bi? inselpeter 04/27/05 09:54 PM
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