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Old August 31st 10, 01:58 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Bi-Ennual Flight Review (BFR) with ATC COMS - Video.


"brian whatcott" wrote in message
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On 8/18/2010 8:25 AM, Flaps_50! wrote:

Just a note, you might correct the spelling -its Biennial or
biannual.....


Biannual = twice a year
biennial = once in two years

Brian W


-Usage note
All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi- 1
are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either "twice
each" or "every two," a word like biweekly can be understood as "twice each
week" or "every two weeks." To avoid confusion, it is better to use the
prefix semi- to mean "twice each" ( semiannual; semimonthly; semiweekly ) or
the phrase twice a or twice each ( twice a month; twice a week; twice each
year ), and for the other sense to use the phrase every two ( every two
months; every two weeks; every two years ).