http://www.thefreedictionary.com/biweekly
- Happening every two weeks.
- Happening twice a week; semiweekly.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biweekly
- occurring twice a week
- occurring every two weeks fortnightly
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biweekly
- Occurring once every two weeks.
- Occurring twice a week
Here is the bottom line:
The prefix bi- applies to the week rather than to the events that occur, therefore giving the sense of “every two weeks”. But in the UK is means “twice a week”.
For the sake of clarity, it is advisable to use one of the synonyms instead.
Synonyms
- Every two weeks: fortnightly
- Twice a week: twice-weekly, semiweekly
Am I seriously going to start saying fortnightly???
“Am I seriously going to start saying fortnightly???”
I don’t see why not; it’s a perfectly cromulent word.