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Re: spark plugs
mabar wrote:
> I think bi-annual means every other year > > Semi-annual would be twice per year. > > In any event, it sounds like you take GREAT care of your Jeep! This is interesting. I'm a JC Comp Honor's student, so this is right up my alley. And I have a copy of the AH Dictionary and an old copy of the MLA handy, so here goes: biˇanˇnuˇal (b-ny-l) "bi-annually" [P] adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. This source cited from MLA: "bi-annually." The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 03 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bi-annually> So, it appears that the term "semiannual" refers to an occurance 2X/yr. Biennial refers to an event that happens every 2 years. And finally, the term "bi-annual" can refer to either term. "bi-annually" refers to an event that occurs twice a year, to wit: biannually adv : twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually" (cited from same source) So, technically, when I say that change the coolant bi-annually, it refers to a change that occurs two times per year. Class dismissed. And yes, I take good care of my horse. I'll probably keep it forever, so don't get any ideas! |
Re: spark plugs
Ok, got it.
Tom "Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message news:Kd2dnQ4BcNvhmNHYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@softcom.net. .. mabar wrote: > I think bi-annual means every other year > > Semi-annual would be twice per year. > > In any event, it sounds like you take GREAT care of your Jeep! This is interesting. I'm a JC Comp Honor's student, so this is right up my alley. And I have a copy of the AH Dictionary and an old copy of the MLA handy, so here goes: biˇanˇnuˇal (b-ny-l) "bi-annually" [P] adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. This source cited from MLA: "bi-annually." The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 03 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bi-annually> So, it appears that the term "semiannual" refers to an occurance 2X/yr. Biennial refers to an event that happens every 2 years. And finally, the term "bi-annual" can refer to either term. "bi-annually" refers to an event that occurs twice a year, to wit: biannually adv : twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually" (cited from same source) So, technically, when I say that change the coolant bi-annually, it refers to a change that occurs two times per year. Class dismissed. And yes, I take good care of my horse. I'll probably keep it forever, so don't get any ideas! |
Re: spark plugs
Ok, got it.
Tom "Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message news:Kd2dnQ4BcNvhmNHYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@softcom.net. .. mabar wrote: > I think bi-annual means every other year > > Semi-annual would be twice per year. > > In any event, it sounds like you take GREAT care of your Jeep! This is interesting. I'm a JC Comp Honor's student, so this is right up my alley. And I have a copy of the AH Dictionary and an old copy of the MLA handy, so here goes: biˇanˇnuˇal (b-ny-l) "bi-annually" [P] adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. This source cited from MLA: "bi-annually." The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 03 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bi-annually> So, it appears that the term "semiannual" refers to an occurance 2X/yr. Biennial refers to an event that happens every 2 years. And finally, the term "bi-annual" can refer to either term. "bi-annually" refers to an event that occurs twice a year, to wit: biannually adv : twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually" (cited from same source) So, technically, when I say that change the coolant bi-annually, it refers to a change that occurs two times per year. Class dismissed. And yes, I take good care of my horse. I'll probably keep it forever, so don't get any ideas! |
Re: spark plugs
Ok, got it.
Tom "Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message news:Kd2dnQ4BcNvhmNHYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@softcom.net. .. mabar wrote: > I think bi-annual means every other year > > Semi-annual would be twice per year. > > In any event, it sounds like you take GREAT care of your Jeep! This is interesting. I'm a JC Comp Honor's student, so this is right up my alley. And I have a copy of the AH Dictionary and an old copy of the MLA handy, so here goes: biˇanˇnuˇal (b-ny-l) "bi-annually" [P] adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. This source cited from MLA: "bi-annually." The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 03 Nov. 2006. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bi-annually> So, it appears that the term "semiannual" refers to an occurance 2X/yr. Biennial refers to an event that happens every 2 years. And finally, the term "bi-annual" can refer to either term. "bi-annually" refers to an event that occurs twice a year, to wit: biannually adv : twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually" (cited from same source) So, technically, when I say that change the coolant bi-annually, it refers to a change that occurs two times per year. Class dismissed. And yes, I take good care of my horse. I'll probably keep it forever, so don't get any ideas! |
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