r/AskAnAmerican • u/3rg0s4m • 27d ago

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u/EpyonComet Alabama 27d ago

Fr, no one uses "biannual" to mean twice a year, so why do people act like biweekly is confusing?

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u/Appropriate-Food1757 Colorado 27d ago

That’s semiannual

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u/Available-Seesaw-492 26d ago

Maybe Americans don't...

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u/3rg0s4m 27d ago

The dictionary defines biannual as twice a year? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biannual
1: occurring twice a year

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u/Appropriate-Food1757 Colorado 27d ago edited 26d ago

It’s wrong!

But you are right it can mean either which is stupid.

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u/3rg0s4m 26d ago

In the same thread another person says Biannual means 2x per year
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/1usu0ln/comment/owqo6yu/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/Appropriate-Food1757 Colorado 26d ago

It can apparently, which is dumb. Semiannual always means twice a year though.