This is for American ABers: If I were to say, 'I will see you in a fortnight', would you know what I meant? I don't mean for this to be offensive, I'm just interested in language differences.
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Teetotal Michael
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I thought it was two or four.. but I think two. And Im not googling like some might!
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I'm not American. Oh, I guess I shouldn't have answered this then. Srry
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I'm American and I know what it means. I read A LOT of books by English authors! lol Edit: oops! Did I forget to say it means "I will see you in a couple of weeks"? lol
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It is 2 weeks I believe.
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2 weeks. It may not be commonly used anymore, but it's used a lot in historical quotes and literature.
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It means 2 weeks. the original is fourteen nights and it was shortened. I worked for a British company and still work with lots of Brits, Scots, Irish and Northern Irish so I've heard it a bit.
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I believe a fortnight is two weeks, but I'd be confirming with you before you left and we didn't meet up. :)
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Yes, I know what it means. We aren't all illiterate here in Louisiana. LOL
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Guessing... fortnight would mean tomorrow night??
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2 weeks
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I believe that all well read Americans will know it's 2 weeks.
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Yep. It means two weeks. I haven't come across too many other people who are familliar with it, though.
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Two weeeks. Alot less than a "score" o' years, tho', eh? As an aside, I'd like to see 'Cognition' in the next 10 minutes! ;-)
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It means two weeks, you can find used a lot in historical novels, romances, etc.
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