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‘New York’ Mag & the Cruel Double Meaning of ‘Biweekly’

Wordplay

The news that ‘New York’ will publish biweekly is a sad day for publishing. It’s also a sad day for English—‘biweekly’ means two very different things, and the confusion isn’t new.

Jesse Sheidlower

Jesse Sheidlower

Published Dec. 2 2013 4:25PM EST

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Jesse Sheidlower

Jesse Sheidlower

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