"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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The bad part is the dictionary now says they are both right.

bi·an·nu·al (bi-an'yu-?l)
adj.
1.. Happening twice each year; semiannual.
2.. Occurring every two years; biennial.

That's unacceptable, but a prime example. Linguistic liberalism, as it
were. When language is modified as an improvement, that's great. When
it's modified such that discrete words are obscured so it's easier for
people to use them, that's not.

"Nauseous" is still my example. If "nauseous" meant you felt ill, we
wouldn't need "nauseated." We have both because, once upon a time, one
referred to something that caused nausea and the other described a state of
nausea. Thankfully we haven't dumbed down "noxious" and "toxic" yet.

-c