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Thomas
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One hill I will die on: bi-weekly should only ever mean twice a week. Semi-weekly (or fortnightly) is for once every two weeks. I will mute everyone who disagrees and pretend they never existed
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Benido
@benido
It was great knowing you. 🥲💀
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Ok I'll make an exception
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Benido
@benido
You are probably right when it comes to bi-weekly. (And hence you are probably also right when it comes to semi-weekly) But when I am translating to my native language it feels wrong / it’s not how it was used in my career. I thought Google calendar uses the term bi-weekly but at least the current version doesn’t. So I blame a lot of not natives making English their company language and hence fucking me up.
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Benido
@benido
But stop. Semi = half. Shouldn’t it then be semi-monthly = every 2 weeks/ every half month?
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Almost but not quite. "Semi-monthly" means "half-monthly", and "monthly" is a rate of once per month. Hence, semi-monthly is once every two months.
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Benido
@benido
My proud mid curve brain breaks (actually in both languages thinking about this). Too stupid to understand. Too smart to just accept. Mid curve 4 life 🫡
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Benido
@benido
I asked ChatGPT. Yes, Google Calendar used to have the option to schedule recurring meetings "bi-weekly" (every two weeks). This was part of the recurring event options that included daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly frequencies. Users could select "every two weeks" as the recurrence interval, effectively setting up a "bi-weekly" meeting. However, the terminology "bi-weekly" may not have always been explicitly listed in the interface. Instead, users would typically select a "weekly" recurrence and then specify that it should repeat every "2" weeks. Google has made changes and updates to its interface over the years, so the exact wording and options may have varied at different times.
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