I was lazy and didn't bother to check that one too. As a member of the Quality Paper Back Book Club, I have free access to the On-Line Edition of the full OED.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Carter, Baron > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 05:44 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19813] RE: Fw: [ISO8601] Newspaper mention of ISO 8601 > > > But a real dictionary, the OED, correctly defines biannual and biennial. > :-) > > Baron Carter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Potts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 30 April, 2002 01:13 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19810] RE: Fw: [ISO8601] Newspaper mention of ISO 8601 > > > I just checked my Webster's and found, to my horror, that the common usage > of biannual is for "twice per year." One of the definitions is > "semi-annual," which of course is totally contradictory, given the usual > implication that the prefix "semi" represents the reciprocal of the prefix > "bi." > > Again, an example of dictionaries providing definitions that are > other than > rational. > > Oh well. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Bill Potts > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 22:54 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:19809] RE: Fw: [ISO8601] Newspaper mention of ISO 8601 > > > > > > Andy Horning seems to be somewhat innumerate in other areas, though. > > > > For example, he says, 'Franklin's gag became the biannual ruse called > > "daylight-saving time."' > > > > First biennial (not biannual) means once every two years. Twice > > per year is > > semi-annual. > > > > Second, we only go to Daylight Saving Time ONCE per year, so it > should be > > annual. (The other move is FROM Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time.) > > > > And, of course, he talks about the Earth's circumference in miles and > > rotational speed in mph. > > > > However, his knowing about ISO 8601 is something, at least. > > > > Bill Potts, CMS > > Roseville, CA > > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Han Maenen > > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 22:34 > > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > > Subject: [USMA:19807] Fw: [ISO8601] Newspaper mention of ISO 8601 > > > > > > > > > >From the ISO 8601 list: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "bam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "ISO8601" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:13 PM > > > Subject: [ISO8601] Newspaper mention of ISO 8601 > > > > > > > > > > > > ISO 8601 is mentioned prominently within a recent article > > > by ANDY HORNING in The Indianapolis Star News. > > > > > > I discovered it on a clipping service, via the following URL: > > > > > > http://www.self-gov.org/clips/article.cgi?rec=1546 > > > > > > (Another URL that might work is: > > > http://www.starnews.com/article.php?ecolhorning22.html,opinion ) > > > > > > (The newspaper lists the date incorrectly, > > > but we know that 2002-04-22 is the correct dateline. ;^) > > > > > > Bruce A. Martin > > > > > > > > > > >
