Timeline for 'Every two' as synonymous with 'every other'
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| Oct 12, 2018 at 22:26 | comment | added | Lawrence | @linguisticturn Interesting, indeed - something's happening there that doesn't translate to the copy example. However, I think the "for" is important - getting paid "for every other week" isn't the same as getting paid "for every two weeks". Including the 'for' changes the sense of the paid example to parallel the copy example. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 at 17:09 | vote | accept | GJC | ||
| Oct 12, 2018 at 16:57 | comment | added | linguisticturn | Interestingly, however, they are interchangeable in such constructions as we are getting paid [every other week] /[every two weeks]. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 at 13:45 | history | answered | Lawrence | CC BY-SA 4.0 |