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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

biannual and semiannual, both mean twice a year and once every two years - which is even more confusing.

No! Bad! Do not encourage this! Like biweekly, biannually is every two years.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I’m not encouraging it, it’s actually one of my biggest pet peeves!

    I can understand why given how rarely they’re used, people get confused between semi-annual and biannual - especially since things happening every ~6 months is a more common occurrence than every ~24.

    In a world where possible/impossible is simple to understand, why is flammable/inflammable confusing!?

    Don’t even get me started on “literally” - I want to bang my head against my desk every time I hear it misused.

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