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Similar case in point: "bimonthly" means "twice a month." That makes sense.

But the definition for "bi-weekly" does not make sense.

What do you think?

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[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

thanks for the explanation, as an Australian reading this I had no idea what was going on cause bi-weekly means bi-weekly here and fortnight is every two weeks.

Til Americans don't have fortnights...

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They don't have "scores" either at least anymore.

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Don't they have scores when lots of people die? The news here only ever uses scores when it's referring to loss of life. like if a building collapsed. they'd say 'scores of people were killed today etc..'

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

"Scores" just means "a lot". Nobody here uses "score" (singular) to mean 20.

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

wtf does 20 have to do with anything?

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago
[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

So I was relying to a comment about scores. Do you not understand how conversation works?

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

not this one no

[-] Chriswild@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We do, we're typically familiar with the concept it's just not something we say. Kinda like how we know what autumn is but we just call it fall.

It's kinda weird but I'm sure you know the feeling with some words you know of but it's kinda weird for people to use in a sentence.

[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's the adjective in American for "having to do with the season fall?"

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Autumnal. It's not used much.

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