Posted by Jonathan Labaree on June 12, 2003 at 14:37:38 from 207.5.234.19 user JLabaree.
In Reply to: Re: Fortnights was Re: Dick's Pocket Book - Bird Notes. posted by John Nichols on June 12, 2003 at 12:50:53:
"What i find is that most Americans have vaguely heard of a fortnight from Shakespeare in High School, but do not realize that it is in common use."
Good point. "Fortnight" is not a commonly used term here in the States, even where people know what it means. Perhaps it's because so few of us think that far ahead.
Now I'm curious, what's the term for seven days?