this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023
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No Stupid Questions
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It's because of British English, and the fact that American English seems to have dropped a word which is caused confusion.
Bi-weekly means two times a week.
Fortnightly means every 2 weeks. But American English seems to have lost the word fortnightly, so there is this ambiguity now.
Even worse is bisexual not meaning "having sex twice". Ask me how I know...
How do you know?
Hey, long time. Do you want to have sex again? No, it's my girlfriend's turn now...