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Jose,


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

biannual
One entry found for biannual. Main Entry: bi·an·nu·al
Pronunciation: (")bI-'an-y&(-w&)l
Function: adjective
1 : occurring twice a year
2 : BIENNIAL 1
usage see BI-
- bi·an·nu·al·ly adverb



"Jose" wrote in message
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Sorry, wrong answer. The dictionary definition of "biannual" allows for
both the "half" and "every two" interpretation.

Then you need a new dictionary. Unlike "flammable" and "inflammable", the
use of "biannual" for "every two years" is incorrect. Perhaps if enough
people persist in mangling the language, it will become accepted by the
general educated populace with that meaning, but until that happens, it
just ain't right.

Jose
(yes, I know of "ain't"'s long history)
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
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bi·an·nu·al (bi-an'yu-?l)
adj.
1.. Happening twice each year; semiannual.
2.. Occurring every two years; biennial.

Barbarians at the door!

What are we going to do when we need words that actually =mean= things?

Jose
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

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

Barbarians at the door!

What are we going to do when we need words that actually =mean= things?


Jose

Jus maak sumptin-you know-up, like whuts wrong wit dat?

allen

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:43:18 GMT, Jose
wrote:

Barbarians at the door!

What are we going to do when we need words that actually =mean= things?

Steer with an even hand if you must go there. Down that course lie
the Scylla of the French Academy and Charybdis of the Ministry of
Truth.

Don (Who's not sure that metaphor doesn't need some more work.)