Bi-weekly (1 Viewer)

[GW93]

Bi-monthly schedule:
1 year = 12 months
12*2 = 24 pay periods per year

That's not bi-monthly, that's semi-monthly.

 

[gwballin]

That's not bi-monthly, that's semi-monthly.

In the context of the payroll, they are used interchangeably.

 

[buzd]

In the context of the payroll, they are used interchangeably.

It's still wrong though.

 

[gwballin]

It's still wrong though.

Sure, if you subscribe to the theory that context doesn't matter.

 

[soupcan dan]

in my early twenties i was bi-weekly but my first wife put an end to that.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

in my early twenties i was bi-weekly but my first wife put an end to that.

I was calendar fluid as well
I now identify as diurnal so the kids don't get confused

 

[buzd]

Sure, if you subscribe to the theory that context doesn't matter.

People communicate with incorrect, indistinct or unintelligible language all the time. That doesn't mean that they are using it empirically correctly.

 

[Saint_Ward]

It can actually mean both, but colloquial usage is pretty solidly into the every two weeks meaning.

Definition of biweekly

1: occurring twice a week

2: occurring every two weeks


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biweekly

I liked this write up on it.

Usage note Expand

All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi-1are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either “twice each” or “every two,” a word like biweekly can be understood as “twice each week” or “every two weeks.” To avoid confusion, it is better to use the prefix semi- to mean “twice each”

So, it can bean both, but it's better to use semi to mean twice each, so that means it leaves bi-weekly to mean every 2 weeks.

 

[PayOrPlay]

I've seen usage notes that suggest that "bi-weekly" is best avoided altogether because of the inherent ambiguity, while "every two weeks" is clear.

 

[GW93]

I liked this write up on it.



So, it can bean both, but it's better to use semi to mean twice each, so that means it leaves bi-weekly to mean every 2 weeks.

It's only fitting that using the prefix bi- leaves things ambiguous.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

It's only fitting that using the prefix bi- leaves things ambiguous.

Just imagine "ambiweekly"

 

[Galbreath34]

Bifortnightish? Almost a month or almost a week?

 

[GrandAdmiral]

In the context of the payroll, they are used interchangeably.

I actually didn't mean to green thumb you. As an HR director, I can tell you that you are most definitely wrong. They are never used interchangeably. If someone at your job does this, they really shouldn't be touching your payroll.

 

[kanona29]

I get paid twice a month and payroll refers to that schedule as "semi-monthly"

 

[Optimus Prime]