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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€“] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] mojo@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

weekly is once a week. bi-weekly is weekly times 2

[โ€“] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you bisect something, you don't double it.

[โ€“] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So bisexual means half-sexual.

[โ€“] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In your case, it's a misspelling. Should be buysexual.

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[โ€“] Socsa@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This is semantically correct and everyone else is wrong. Semi weekly is every other week. The widespread confusion on this is the surest sign that degeneracy prevails in the world.

[โ€“] Subverb@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Hey, it's one less thing to worry about. Right? ๐Ÿ˜‰

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[โ€“] Teon@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So if "bi" is twice, does that mean if you are 'bi-sexual', you only have sex twice?

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