[Elecraft] Of words and such

[Kevin Cozens]

On 2019-04-26 1:29 p.m., Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Some English words have become completely useless in practice, like
> "semiannual" and "biannual," either of which can mean "twice a year" or
> "every other year." In fact if you look up the definition for one, you
> often see the other shown as a synonym.

The problem is due to people using words without understanding heir meaning. 
There should be no confusion between semiannual and biannual. semi means 
half, and bi is two.

If you want to really find out how messed up is the English language and the 
definitions of words, start solving cryptic crossword puzzles. Some words 
have three completely different sets of meanings.

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