>Is `fortnight' (meaning two weeks) a British-only word? I use it, and
>everyone else here uses it, but I've never heard it used by an American.
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'Fortnight' is understood in America, but it's very seldom used. Back in
college, my engineering friends and I used to amuse ourselves by creating
Physics problems and requiring that the answers be expressed in furlongs
per fortnight, and similar unusual units.
Jeff.