alright enough
bi-weekly means twice a week (in that bicycle is two wheels, not half a wheel; bisexual is more than a single sexual attraction, not half as much)
semi-weekly means every other week (in that semisweet chocolate is less sweet; semiconductors are ~less~ conductive)
should've put this on alt
i assume the confusion comes more from "-weekly"; e.g. semi-weekly == half-weekly == every half a week. but "weekly" means once a week. so by extension: semi-weekly == half of 1 per week == .5 per week == 1 per two weeks.
i shouldn’t be dealing with this. i should be in the wilds of the rocky mountain north, examining bellflowers and fireweed aside the trail and watching the evening sky stretch its deep blue yawn over the world, revealing luminous astral heavens and preparing next morning’s dew