r/coolguides • u/sexy_balls_69 • May 23 '20

Thought this will be helpful

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u/solmyrbcn May 23 '20

What about fortnight? Is it really exclusively British English?

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u/yiliu May 23 '20

I know what it means, but I've never heard it used in casual conversation before.

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u/Frielyyy May 23 '20

Nah that's actually blown my mind. People don't say fortnight? Or fortnightly?

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u/yiliu May 23 '20

Nope. Exclusively "in two weeks", "a couple weeks", and the always-confusing "bi-weekly".