Talk:Biweekly

message: This edit was made on 16:12, 7 February 2007 to the article.  It belongs on the talk page so I am moving it here:
I have to raise issue with the term British English. Surely the original English should be English and all other variants are classified as other types. Eg Canadian English or American English. Also "Misused" is the wrong term if Dictionary's offer both definitions. A better explanation should be "Biweekly is a reference to an event that occurs once every two weeks OR TWICE A WEEK" - 167.206.29.162
I agree with you about "British English", and I even feel that it should be extended to indigenous peoples of America: they should be called just "Americans" (not "Native Americans"), and white folks like me should be called "European Americans", however, that is not in common dialect.  When you can be clear, why not be? "British English" isn't defamatory, and is unambiguous, at least... 23.24.214.46 (talk) 17:59, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Annonymous edit that should be on discussion page 

message: This is also spelt bi-weekly.  I would like to add this spelling.
Any objections?
Regards,--Coetzeen 17:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Spelling

message: The article says: "Bi-weekly can also be a reference to an event that occurs twice per week." I am german. So what meaning is more common? --84.137.48.231 (talk) 18:16, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  two times a week 

message: At the risk of sounding snobbish, the pronunciation on the page, when sounded out, makes one sound like a slack-jawed yokel. Can someone include the proper pronunciation of this word, preferably accent-free.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Billylikeswikis (talk • contribs) 15:30, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: Historically, bi-weekly means once every two weeks. The misuse of bi-weekly to mean twice per week is so common that it has been added to the dictionary as acceptable. Thus, the use must always be clarified, making the word useless.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.221.240.193 (talk) 21:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not true, the OED lists this meaning (twice weekly) as having been in existence since at least the 1880s. It is not a "misuse" of the word; both meanings can be supported historically. The use of the word biweekly to mean once every two weeks has not become widespread in British English because it was ambiguous where the word fortnightly was not.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.166.194 (talk) 12:25, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Historical meaning

message: Removed "OR an event that occurs every two weeks" as this, in my opinion, is incorrect.
Bi-weekly is twice a week. 
If you needed to say every two weeks - it would be bi-monthly.
Ma11achy (talk) 08:51, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Once a fortnight is not the same as twice a month.  Twice a month is 24 times a year.  Once a fortnight is a little over 26 times a year. JIMp talk·cont 08:54, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Bi-weekly is NOT twice a month

message: In reference to the sentence in the article "The usage 'every two weeks' is more common, but both usages are common and may lead to ambiguity."  I don't see any ambiguity in using every two weeks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.190.165.188 (talk) 21:08, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Every two weeks" is not ambiguous