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Fortnight vs. Bi-Weekly

Why did we create the word "bi-weekly?"

As if it's not enough that we have to suffer through the same dialogue every time it's used (i.e. "Did you mean semi-weekly?" "No, I meant once every two (2) weeks" etc.), there was already a perfectly good - and more concise, might I add - word well-established in our English lexicon: 'fortnight.'

I encourage all of you to forego using 'bi-weekly' in favor of 'fortnight.'

Example: "Did anyone take minutes at our last fortnightly meeting?"

Thank you.

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