Re: The next release (was: Planned packages for sarge)
>>>>> "craig" == Craig Dickson <crdic@pacbell.net> writes:
craig> Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
>> Yeah, this is the weirdest wart in English, in my opinion.
>>
>> bimonthly means every two months; semimonthly means twice in each
>> month.
>>
>> biennially means every two years; semiannually means twice in each
>> year.
>>
>> "biannual", sadly, is a synonym of semiannual. Wart! Wart! Wart!
craig> Actually, it's even worse than that. According to the American Heritage
craig> Dictionary, "biannual" can mean either semiannual or biennial,
craig> effectively making the word completely useless.
Or completely useful, depending if you are the user or use-ee.
best,
-tony
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