On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Harel Cain <[email protected]> wrote: > I would just like to correct myself and all those people who I misled into > using the word "biannual". Thanks to Asaf Bartov to pointing out to me that > the correct form is "biennial". According to most dictionaries, biannual > does exist but means semi-annual (occurring twice a year). I don't think > anyone out there thinks we need *biannual* Wikimanias then, just maybe > biennial :)
Yes, those two are incredibly confusing, and even I sometimes have to stop and remember which one's which. In common speech I usually take care to clarify up front, even if I use the term later. Austin _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
