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- word usage - biweekly, two weeks or twice a week? - English Language . . .
In biweekly the prefix bi- applies to the week rather than to the events that occur, therefore giving the sense of “every two weeks” In the meaning of "occurring two times a week", the term may appear chiefly in British English to be used when the context allows to clearly differentiate (as was shown in the previous answer) between the two meanings--occurring every two weeks or twice a
- word meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
4 Those definitions are correct, bi-monthly (or indeed bi-weekly, bi-yearly etc ) is ambiguous The fact that it is still commonly used is basically inexplicable Sorry!
- word usage - Bi-Monthly (once every two months) - English Language . . .
Definition from Oxford language Bi-Monthly: done, produced, or occurring twice a month or every two months How can I ensure it is correctly interpreted as every two months instead of twice a mon
- Confusion between once every and twice thrice
And yes, biweekly can be used to mean either every two weeks or twice a week Note: Biweekly, as the meaning says can be used to mean either instance, which will certainly lead to ambiguity Better avoid it There is a special word for twice a week occurrence: Semiweekly Occurring twice a week (North American usage) Again, there is another noteworthy word for once every two weeks or simply
- Is the word decadally correct? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
For fun here is a list of the names of various lengths of time, although it doesn't include compound terms like "bi-weekly" or "every other year", and a few others like "sesquicentennial" (150-year anniversary of something)
- Meaning of sesquiannual? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I myself use twice-weekly, twice-monthly or semi-monthly, and semi-annually instead of biweekly, etc For terms of multiple weeks or months I have to resort to longer wording to avoid ambiguity: meetings are held in alternating months or meetings are held every other week or meetings are held every six weeks and so on
- word choice - For your reference or For your information - English . . .
Just a word on this answer: "Please find attached the requested pictures and information, for your reference Please let me know if anything else is needed required " I believe the word attached is a little bit odd Try something like this: Attached are the requested pictures and for your reference
- Is bimonthly or bi-monthly correct spelling
I think this is a trivial matter in the sense that no one will fault you if you spell it bi-monthly or bimonthly Anyway, the entry is under bimonthly at dictionary com and Merriam-Webster bimonthly
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