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post #1 of 18
12/1/09 at 1:30am
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So?
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post #2 of 18
12/1/09 at 1:32am
An event occuring twice a week. Second choice is bimonthly.
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post #3 of 18
12/1/09 at 1:35am
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after some more votes ill explain the reasoning behind the poll
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post #4 of 18
12/1/09 at 2:16am
It means both.
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post #5 of 18
12/1/09 at 2:38am
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
It means both.

this is correct although I argue that colloquially most people take it to mean 'twice weekly'

anyone have an OED handy?
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post #6 of 18
12/1/09 at 2:47am
It's almost always intended to mean "every two weeks."
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post #7 of 18
12/1/09 at 2:50am
had no idea it meant both
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post #8 of 18
12/1/09 at 2:51am
While it can be used both ways, IME, most people use it for every two weeks. . . e.g. biweekly pay periods.
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post #9 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:00am
Actually, the first definition in Webster's is twice a week. Every other week is better said as fortnightly.
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post #10 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:04am
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It means both.

A knowledgeable guy!

To me it means either choice which is the same thing.

And Matt may know more about the Fillmore West but I've got him beat on the Fillmore East
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post #11 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:07am
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
Actually, the first definition in Webster's is twice a week. Every other week is better said as fortnightly.

Websters, huh?
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post #12 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:12am
If we extrapolate somewhat to some more commonly-used terms... Semi-annually = Twice a year Bi-centenially = Every 200 years So I voted for "every two weeks." That, and the whole biweekly pay thing.
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post #13 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:24am
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websters is ok, but its not the OED. unfortunately you need a subscription to use their online database now, so...
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post #14 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:26am
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
It means both.

+1.
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post #15 of 18
12/1/09 at 3:44am
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Originally Posted by Teger View Post
websters is ok, but its not the OED. unfortunately you need a subscription to use their online database now, so...
"Webster's" is completely meaningless -- since pretty much all dictionaries call themselves "Webster's" today -- unless you're referring to one of the historically significant dictionaries. Edit: http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resourc...=on&use1828=on
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Displaying 1 result(s) from the 1913 edition: Biweekly (Page: 150) Bi"week`ly (?), a. [Pref. bi- + weekly.] Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly. -- n. A publication issued every two weeks. -- Bi"week"ly, adv. No results found in the 1828 edition. Please modify your search and try again, or try searching for biweekly on Wordnik!
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