Regarding English

[wellard]

Originally posted by Beaumanoir: So, I need the word which describes something which occurs four times a year. I know the word quadrennial means occuring every four years, so my logic tells me the word I want is Quadrannual.

Of course trimester is in English English a period of three months, which means that it occurs 4 times a year [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Beaumanoir]

Originally posted by wellard: quote: Originally posted by Beaumanoir: So, I need the word which describes something which occurs four times a year. I know the word quadrennial means occuring every four years, so my logic tells me the word I want is Quadrannual.

Of course trimester is in English English a period of three months, which means that it occurs 4 times a year [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Hehehehe.

Yes I know quarterly would work. I was just curious whether I was hypothetically/morphologically correct [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Lucern]

Dictionary Schmictionary [img]smile.gif[/img]

Language changes. If you say something and it renders meaning that you and another person share, it's a word. If it doesn't, you made it up and it's gobbledygook, at least between you and that person.

Now, you may not want to put it in formal writing or anything in either case when other words have seemingly identical meanings.

[Stratos]

Hey, if the leader of the free world can sit around and make up words then so can you, Beaumanoir. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Lanesra]

Quadrennially

[Harkoliar]

Originally posted by wellard: Thesaurus.com quartern ....> Definition: one of four Synonyms: division, farthing, fourth, one-fourth, part, portion, quad, quadrant, quartern, section, semester, span,

*wonders what farthing actually mean

[Bungleau]

Simple... a farthing used to be a nearthing until someone threw the nearthing and it became a farthing...

[Iron Greasel]

Farthing sounds like some made up hobbit word.

[ZFR]

"Oranges and Lemons..."