What does this mean?

Started by Last Hussar, 20 December 2024, 08:17:26 AM

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What does bimonthly mean (no looking it up)

Once every two months
Twice a month
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Last Hussar

20 December 2024, 08:17:26 AM
No looking it up!
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

20 December 2024, 08:37:22 AM #1
Unfortuneatly both - need to add nother radio button. Why you asking
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Ithoriel

20 December 2024, 08:51:11 AM #2
Yep, I'm with the noble Lord Birkenhead. It means either. English ... not confusing at all! :)
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fred.

20 December 2024, 09:09:24 AM #3
I've voted. 

But I agree with the others, that bi<timeperiod> has become thoroughly confused in meaning. 

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20 December 2024, 09:24:02 AM #4
Depends on usage.

"I have to pay £100 bimonthly" - every two months
"You have to pay me £100 bimonthly" - twice a month.
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Steve J

20 December 2024, 10:37:04 AM #5
Biennial plants are ones that grow one year, then flower the next and die. So I always see Bimonthly as every two months generally speaking.

fred.

20 December 2024, 10:55:43 AM #6
Are biweekly and fortnightly the same?
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DecemDave

20 December 2024, 11:03:33 AM #7
All I know is that I can resist one news release of new figures but on the next one I bihelplessly 

Last Hussar

20 December 2024, 11:31:17 AM #8
After 8 votes it was 4-4! (I only voted as the 9th to look)
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O Dinas Powys

20 December 2024, 11:36:39 AM #9
QuoteBiennial plants are ones that grow one year, then flower the next and die. So I always see Bimonthly as every two months generally speaking.

True, but for that one we have the difference between biennial and biannual, whereas here there is only one bimonthly  :-\

Although you could almost use fortnightly if it's at a regular interval  ^#(^
(I know, even though it's fantasy  :o  ;)  )

fsn

20 December 2024, 12:00:17 PM #10
QuoteAll I know is that I can resist one news release of new figures but on the next one I bihelplessly 

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Oh well played Sir, well played.
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Last Hussar

20 December 2024, 12:02:45 PM #11
so now 5-5. Appears nobody is actually sure!
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

20 December 2024, 12:44:23 PM #12
We allowed to look er up now ??
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Raider4

20 December 2024, 01:39:31 PM #13
It should be every other month, but agree that current usage means it can be read either way. 

Orcs

20 December 2024, 04:50:15 PM #14
So you are working out how often to buy units for your two (should that be Bi) Prussian Napoleonic armies - either every two weeks or every two months.

So I have a question  - In the Napoleonic period the Prussians had two distinctive uniforms. Does this mean they were Bi  uniform over the period?  Or they changed their uniform Bi periodly?

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