i learned this but it wasn't retained
2007-03-25 20:15:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
two weeks. 14 days.
2007-03-25 20:19:10 · answer #1 · answered by Mel S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fortnight is a unit of time equal to two weeks: that is 14 days, or literally 14 nights. The term is common in the British Isles and many Commonwealth countries, but rarely used in the United States. It derives from the Old English feowertiene niht, meaning "fourteen nights".
2007-03-25 20:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by man_vir_in 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fortnight is a unit of time equal to two weeks: that is 14 days, or literally 14 nights. The term is common in the British Isles and many Commonwealth countries, but rarely used in the United States. It derives from the Old English feowertiene niht, meaning "fourteen nights".
2007-03-25 20:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by Winnipeg76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fortnight is 2 weeks.
2007-03-25 20:19:06 · answer #4 · answered by hattybatty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 weeks
2007-03-25 20:20:26 · answer #5 · answered by Vns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 weeks
2007-03-25 20:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a fortnight is 2 weeks
2007-03-25 20:18:29 · answer #7 · answered by kittycat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 weeks...
2007-03-25 20:21:59 · answer #8 · answered by rooster1981 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋