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Biannual vs. Semiannual – What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained - Grammar, Style, and Usage - Writing Explained<https://writingexplained.org/biannual-vs-semiannual-difference> When to Use Biennial. What does biennial mean? A third adjective, biennial, describes something that occurs every other year.This term is often confused with biannual due to their similarity in spelling.. Here are some examples of biennial in a sentence,. The San Francisco Giants had to forgo their biennial trip to the World Series in 2016. writingexplained.org Chuck Hawley [email protected] Amateur Radio, KE9UW ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Kevin Cozens <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 3:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Of words and such 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. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
