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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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[โ€“] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] Chriswild@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago

Autumnal. It's not used much.

[โ€“] set_secret@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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..'

[โ€“] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

wtf does 20 have to do with anything?

[โ€“] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

not this one no