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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

About fornight

Can I say,

He cleans his fan every fornight / once a fornight / twice a fornight.

He cleans his ceilling fan thrice a fornight / in / at a fornight.
  

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' Fortnight' (notice the spelling) is a little-used word nowadays. As is 'thrice'. He cleans his fan every two weeks / once every two weeks/ once a week.

  • ' Fortnight' (notice the spelling) is a little-used word nowadays.
  • As is 'thrice'.
  • He cleans his fan every two weeks / once every two weeks/ once a week.
  • He cleans his ceiling fan six times a month .
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'Fortnight' (notice the spelling) is a little-used word nowadays. As is 'thrice'.

He cleans his fan every two weeks / once every two weeks/ once a week.

He cleans his ceiling fan six times a month.

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