Is it twice a week?
or
Is it twice a month?
Is there a difference to the statement in different countries?
2006-08-07 04:38:47 · 27 answers · asked by nesters2003 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Every two weeks
2006-08-07 04:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by grepman 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
There are different definitions and usages of the word within the same country.
For some reason bi-weekly is used more in the context of 'every two weeks' whereas bi-annual is generally used to mean 'twice a year'.
There seems to be some confusion over bi-weekly, di-weekly, semi-weekly, bi-annual, di-annual and semi-annual.
The prefix di means twice whereas bi means double so I guess you could argue that di-weekly should mean twice a week, bi-annual should mean once every 2 years etc.
There are some bi-weekly publications for example, that are issued twice a week whereas others are issued once every 2 weeks and others are issued twice a month (nearly once every 2 weeks).
So the usage of the word is pretty much dependent upon how it was intended to be understood.
In short the answers to your questions are yes, yes and yes.
2006-08-07 04:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bi-weekly is something occurs every two weeks. For example, if you get your pay bi-weekly, you get a total of 26 pays per year. But with twice a month, you only get a total of 24 pays. So the two aren't exactly the same.
2006-08-07 04:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by TY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bi-weekly means every TWO weeks.
A Bi - Cycle has TWO wheels. One follows after the other!
TWICE per week should be SEMIWEEKLY. More commonly referred to as TWICE per week.
Biennial means TWO years to complete a cycle of growth.
2006-08-07 04:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by CurlyQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple-Bi- Weekly,( Bi meaning two or twice) means twice a week, twice a month would be bi- monthly
2006-08-08 02:39:44 · answer #5 · answered by DOC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK I used to think it was twice a month but now your answers had me thinking...but like for ex. when people get paid bi-weekly it's every 2 weeks isnt it??... like one week yes, one no, one yes , one no...so that's what I think!
2006-08-07 04:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by Lorena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bi means two--for example Bicycle ( a bike that has two wheels). Biweekly means two times a week! Bimonthly would be 2 times a month. "Bi" is a root word that is used in many languages, but it always means two.
2006-08-07 05:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by ruthie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bi-weekly on Saturdays. I get paid thru the mail.
2016-03-18 01:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incidentally, you do NOT need the hyphen.
Originally, "biweekly" could only mean, 'once every two weeks', with "semi-weekly" meaning 'twice in a week'. (I prefer, for clarity's sake to keep it this way.)
But usage has changed, and some dictionaries now list 'twice a week' as an alternative meaning for "biweekly"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/biweekly
http://www.webster.com/dictionary/biweekly
Note that the argument from "bi" meaning "two" is not that helpful here. Sure it's two, but does "two-weekly" refer to two WEEKS or to two TIMES in a week!?
2006-08-07 05:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I get paid bi-weekly on Fridays.
2016-04-05 21:48:12 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means every two weeks . Yes twice a month. I really do not know about other countries never been there. Pem
2006-08-07 04:57:55 · answer #11 · answered by Patricia M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋