Airports/Airspace

by Jose Mar 15, 2006 at 08:13 PM


Sorry, wrong answer. The dictionary definition of "biannual" allows for

both the "half" and "every two" interpretation.

Then you need a new dictionary. Unlike "flammable" and "inflammable",
the use of "biannual" for "every two years" is incorrect. Perhaps if
enough people persist in mangling the language, it will become accepted
by the general educated populace with that meaning, but until that
happens, it just ain't right.

Jose
(yes, I know of "ain't"'s long history)



Well, the definitions according to the American College Heritage
Dictionary are unambiguous. But, after checking the Rutgers.edu grammar
website (which the AOPA writers really should bookmark, and reference
often), there does seem to exist some confusion:


http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/b.html

Interesting.....

"Jose" wrote in message
. net...
Sorry, wrong answer. The dictionary definition of "biannual" allows for
both the "half" and "every two" interpretation.

Then you need a new dictionary.

lol...

"If you don't like the answer, blame the reference."

Too bad Jose. You don't get to pick and choose my dictionary based on what
YOU think it ought to read.

[...] Perhaps if enough people persist in mangling the language, it will
become accepted by the general educated populace with that meaning

For better or worse, that's exactly how language evolves. Frankly, I don't
like it any more than you do, but I don't have any control over it, nor do
you.

but until that happens, it just ain't right.

Sadly for you, it has already happened to "biannual". It will eventually
happen to other words dear to me (such as "comprise", which some
dictionaries are already starting to acknowledge as a synonym for
"compose"), but this race has already run, and "biannual" lost.

Pete

Jose,


bi·an·nu·al (bi-an'yu-?l)
adj.
1.. Happening twice each year; semiannual.
2.. Occurring every two years; biennial.

biannual
One entry found for biannual. Main Entry: bi·an·nu·al
Pronunciation: (")bI-'an-y&(-w&)l
Function: adjective
1 : occurring twice a year
2 : BIENNIAL 1
usage see BI-
- bi·an·nu·al·ly adverb



"Jose" wrote in message
. net...
Sorry, wrong answer. The dictionary definition of "biannual" allows for
both the "half" and "every two" interpretation.

Then you need a new dictionary. Unlike "flammable" and "inflammable", the
use of "biannual" for "every two years" is incorrect. Perhaps if enough
people persist in mangling the language, it will become accepted by the
general educated populace with that meaning, but until that happens, it
just ain't right.

Jose
(yes, I know of "ain't"'s long history)
--
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by "Peter Duniho" Mar 15, 2006 at 11:43 AM

Let me put it this way because this is another topic you mentioned. A
BFR. There is no such thing as a BFR. And when I hear other instructors
mention this I make sure I correct them. As a CFI there was a great
deal of time I spent covering the Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI).
One of the things I learned was the Law of Primacy. Here as an
Instructor this means that we should teach the material correctly so
that it has a long lasting effect on the student. 61.56 is called
Flight Review. No go do the right thing research it and read it, where
does it mention Biannual Flight Review. You'll find it doesn't, just
that a flight review must be every 24 calender months.

Cjamairway

wrote in message
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Let me put it this way because this is another topic you mentioned. A
BFR. There is no such thing as a BFR. And when I hear other instructors
mention this I make sure I correct them. As a CFI there was a great
deal of time I spent covering the Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI).
One of the things I learned was the Law of Primacy. Here as an
Instructor this means that we should teach the material correctly so
that it has a long lasting effect on the student. 61.56 is called
Flight Review. No go do the right thing research it and read it, where
does it mention Biannual Flight Review. You'll find it doesn't, just
that a flight review must be every 24 calender months.


A flight review every 24 calendar months is a biennial flight review.

wrote in message
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And when I hear other instructors mention this I make sure I correct them.

I bet this makes you really popular. Do you do this in front of their
students?

As a CFI there was a great deal of time I spent covering the Fundamentals
of Instruction (FOI).

Shouldn't you have covered this BEFORE you became a CFI?

wrote in message
oups.com...
Let me put it this way because this is another topic you mentioned. A
BFR. There is no such thing as a BFR. And when I hear other instructors
mention this I make sure I correct them. As a CFI there was a great
deal of time I spent covering the Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI).
One of the things I learned was the Law of Primacy. Here as an
Instructor this means that we should teach the material correctly so
that it has a long lasting effect on the student. 61.56 is called
Flight Review. No go do the right thing research it and read it, where
does it mention Biannual Flight Review. You'll find it doesn't, just
that a flight review must be every 24 calender months.

Cjamairway

A biannual event happens twice a year: We make a biannual visit to the
in-laws: once at Christmas and again in the summer. A biennial event happens
every two years: The school was due for its biennial inspection. (A biennial
plant lasts two years.)

Be careful what you are teaching. If you hold yourself out as an expert you
must know your stuff!

Allen (who knows a little about a lot of things, but not a lot about any one
thing).

wrote in message
oups.com...
Let me put it this way because this is another topic you mentioned. A
BFR. There is no such thing as a BFR.

You're just cementing your reputation. And frankly, from here it's not
looking good.

[...] No go do the right thing research it and read it, where
does it mention Biannual Flight Review.

"Biennial".

In any case, just because the phrase "biennial flight review" is no longer
used in the FARs, that does not mean that there is no such thing as a
"biennial flight review". Believe it or not, pilots use vocabulary words
that do not appear in the official FAA documents.

I'm sure your enthusiasm will serve you well, and as a young, newly
certificated flight instructor, I'm sure you impress yourself with your
strict adherence to all things FAR. But mark my words, if you're still
keeping this up twenty years from now, you're gonna be an grumpy, old man.

Pete

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
...

I'm sure your enthusiasm will serve you well, and as a young, newly
certificated flight instructor, I'm sure you impress yourself with your
strict adherence to all things FAR. But mark my words, if you're still
keeping this up twenty years from now, you're gonna be an grumpy, old man.

....or an auditor, a lawyer, or quality assurance rep for the federal gov't




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