language crap

[hugme]

ok... this is why I fucking hate the english language...

biweekly means every two weeks....
biannually means twice a year...

Whe the hell came up with that bullshit? grrr....

Comments

[vortex.livejournal.com]

Canadians...I guess...

[melonaise.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure both can mean either-- biannual can mean once every two years, biweekly can mean twice a week. You can also say biennial to mean once every two years.

[of-the-myst.livejournal.com]

i believe it was the english back in in the 1700's (dont' quote me on date) when the sat down to write out a dictionary

[caravankidd.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, I have enough trouble with bisexual to worry about all the other bi words in the English language.

[fritzling.livejournal.com]

It gets worse... (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=biannually) it could also mean once every two years.

[grahamwest.livejournal.com]

Fortnightly means every two weeks...

[lotusflow.livejournal.com]

Whe the hell indeed ;)

You know I &hearts love &hearts you, but I couldn't resist that.

[orangemike.livejournal.com]

Biennial = every two years
Biweekly = every two weeks

Semi-annual = twice a year
Semi-weekly = twice a week

Bi means two, semi means half

[hugs.livejournal.com]

my beef is between biannual and biweekly it just doen't make any fucking sence...