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Redlemon · 11-14-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by zipper

That is my bitch...this 'rule' about the words 'this' and 'next' isn't consistent!

And therefore, you should never use it. Similarly, you should never use "biweekly", which means both "every other week" and "twice a week".

Kadath · 11-14-2007, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

And therefore, you should never use it. Similarly, you should never use "biweekly", which means both "every other week" and "twice a week".

But that's just through misuse. It's right there in the definition:

"Happening twice a week; semiweekly."

Semi- means "twice a", bi- means "once every other."

dlish · 11-15-2007, 05:22 AM

im with zip on this one

Redlemon · 11-15-2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kadath

But that's just through misuse. It's right there in the definition:

"Happening twice a week; semiweekly."

Semi- means "twice a", bi- means "once every other."

No, the definition contains both:
1. Happening every two weeks.
2. Happening twice a week; semiweekly.

Since misuse has confused the term, it isn't worth using.

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USAGE NOTE Bimonthly and biweekly mean “once every two months” and “once every two weeks.” For “twice a month” and “twice a week,” the words semimonthly and semiweekly should be used. Since there is a great deal of confusion over the distinction, a writer is well advised to substitute expressions like every two months or twice a month where possible. However, each noun form has only one sense in the publishing world. Thus, a bimonthly is published every two months, and a biweekly every two weeks.

RogerRoger · 11-18-2007, 05:37 PM

This wednesday always means to me the first wednesday to the date. Next wednesday means the one after it.

So if it was thursday, this wednesday would mean the wednesday of the next physical week. Next wednesday would mean the wednesday after that.

Where's the guy with the calendar? He had it.

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11-18-2007, 05:37 PM	#45 (permalink)
RogerRoger Banned Location: New York	This wednesday always means to me the first wednesday to the date. Next wednesday means the one after it. So if it was thursday, this wednesday would mean the wednesday of the next physical week. Next wednesday would mean the wednesday after that. Where's the guy with the calendar? He had it.