Biweekly

[Luke]

In this country we usually just say fortnightly to avoid confusion. Biweekly never really made much sense to me.

yeah but you also call fries "chips," so who can trust you?

Don't forget the crazy way you guys say aluminum too.

[Niode]

In this country we usually just say fortnightly to avoid confusion. Biweekly never really made much sense to me.

yeah but you also call fries "chips," so who can trust you?

Yeah but you also call crisps, "chips", so who can trust you?

[CRTGAMER]

Okay this proves English is the worlds most confusing language. At least bimonthly is tagged at every other month.

biweekly |bīˈwēklē|
adjective & adverb
appearing or taking place every two weeks or twice a week : [as adj. ] a biweekly bulletin | [as adv. ] she followed her doctor's instructions to undergo health checks biweekly.
noun ( pl. -lies)
a periodical that appears every two weeks or twice a week.
USAGE See usage at biennial and bimonthly .

[noiseredux]

In this country we usually just say fortnightly to avoid confusion. Biweekly never really made much sense to me.

yeah but you also call fries "chips," so who can trust you?

Don't forget the crazy way you guys say aluminum too.

and while we're on the subject, why do you guys say "arse" instead of "ass?"

[Niode]

In this country we usually just say fortnightly to avoid confusion. Biweekly never really made much sense to me.

yeah but you also call fries "chips," so who can trust you?

Don't forget the crazy way you guys say aluminum too.

ALU-MIN-IUM

[Luke]

I start the best threads.

[CRTGAMER]

Waiting for the tomato-potato argument.

[Luke]

ALU-MIN-IUM

I also like "Ad-vertisements".

[prfsnl_gmr]

Luke is correct. Biweekly refers to something that occurs once every two weeks. Semiweekly refers to something that occurs twice a week. If someone uses the term "biweekly" to refer to something that occurs twice a week, then he or she is using the term incorrectly.

I hope that clears up any confusion.

Websters would like to disagree with you:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biweekly

So would Wikitionary:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biweekly

The Online Dictionary:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/biweekly

And Encarta:
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_18615 ... eekly.html

You should not rely upon online dictionaries for the correct definition of a word. If a word - such as "biweekly" - is commonly misused, online dictionaries often include both the correct definition and the definition of the word as it is commonly misused. Online dictionaries also include defintions for terms that are not part of the English language, such as "inartful" and "irregardless".

[Niode]

Luke is correct. Biweekly refers to something that occurs once every two weeks. Semiweekly refers to something that occurs twice a week. If someone uses the term "biweekly" to refer to something that occurs twice a week, then he or she is using the term incorrectly.

I hope that clears up any confusion.

Websters would like to disagree with you:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biweekly

So would Wikitionary:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biweekly

The Online Dictionary:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/biweekly

And Encarta:
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_18615 ... eekly.html

You should not rely upon online dictionaries for the correct definition of a word. If a word - such as "biweekly" - is commonly misused, online dictionaries often include both the correct definition and the definition of the word as it is commonly misused. Online dictionaries also include defintions for terms that are not part of the English language, such as "inartful" and "irregardless".

'irregardless' makes me want to fucking rage. Same with 'could of' instead of 'could have' ARGH.