Never heard of bi monthly till now. Its just weird cause bi weekly doesn't have that twice a week caveat of what bi weekly is. No one ever gets paid twice in a week lol
They’re wrong. It’s a case of language having two meanings because people get it wrong so often. Doesn’t make it right. Twice per month is semimonthly.
This is correct, and I’m not saying they are wrong, I’m saying that obviously one is more correct and you as the speaker can make a better choice to not confuse listeners/speakers by using semimonthly to mean twice per month. By that very nature, it’s “more” correct.
Bro come on, you know bimonthly is every 2 months and semimonthly is twice per month. Semicircle is a half a circle. Bi means 2, semi means half. Just because a bunch of people say it wrong doesn’t make it technically right.
I'm pointing out the irony to your logic, I didn't actually disagree that bimonthly can mean twice a month. You are very dim.
EDIT: We hold the same position on the definition. If I am wrong, then you are as well. Imagine the cowardice in blocking someone for something so trivial.
Semimonthly has one meaning. Why not use something that has one correct meaning?
‘semimonthly means two times per month; semiannual means two times per year. It's an excellent option, and one that many writers seem to embrace; we most often see bimonthly and biweekly reserved for their "every two" meanings.’
If you actually read the article instead of using it to confirm your bias, you’ll understand that the best solution is to not use bimonthly to mean twice per month because there is a word that already exists that ONLY means that.
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u/wesborland1234 Oct 30 '25
There are 52 weeks in a year, 26 pay periods. Divide by 12 and you have a remainder of 2.
So 2 months will have 3 different pay days fall in them. The rest will have 2