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This problem has been around for a long time, but it's time I got this off my chest.

I would like to formally object to the definitions of the words biweekly, bimonthly and biannually. Look at those definitions. What bullshit. Thanks to these words, an event that is biweekly, bimonthly or biannually could be happening twice as often or half as often as you think. How could we let this happen to our vocabulary?!? Gay marriage and family values pale in comparison to this blight on our lexicon! I am boycotting the use of these words. Curses to the pundits that cluttered our vocabulary with useless words as these!

bi•month•ly P Pronunciation Key (b -m nth l )
adj.
1. Happening every two months.
2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly.
bi•week•ly P Pronunciation Key (b -w k l )
adj.
1. Happening every two weeks.
2. Happening twice a week; semiweekly.

bi•an•nu•al P Pronunciation Key (b - n y - l)
adj.
1. Happening twice each year; semiannual.
2. Occurring every two years; biennial.

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Ya know, it's interesting watching two people for whom english is not a first language try to communicate in English. Right now, we have a Russian man and a Chinese woman trying to communicate. The thick accents, and the effort of recommunication is interesting. I'd offer to help but I'm not sure what they are saying.