On 2019-04-26 1:29 p.m., Wayne Burdick wrote:
Some English words have become completely useless in practice, like "semiannual" and "biannual," either of which can mean "twice a year" or "every other year." In fact if you look up the definition for one, you often see the other shown as a synonym.
The problem is due to people using words without understanding heir meaning. There should be no confusion between semiannual and biannual. semi means half, and bi is two.
If you want to really find out how messed up is the English language and the definitions of words, start solving cryptic crossword puzzles. Some words have three completely different sets of meanings.
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