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A guide for dummies like me who flunked bonehead english in college.
Don't send me mail about my spelling :-). I actually fixed spelling errors I found in wikipedia, but have introduced my own. The spell checker in my web authoring software isn't perfect either.

Time/Date Anniversaries, repeating events:

biennial - Occurring every two years.
biannual - Occurring twice a year.
semiannual - half-yearly
Quinquennial - 5 years
Decennial - 10 years
Semicentennial, Semi-centennial- 50 years
Centennial - 100 years
Sesquicentennial - 150 years
Bicentennial - 200 years

first week of the year - That week which includes the first Thursday of the year.
his way the first week of the year does not start with a long weekend (Friday to Sunday),
as the New Year's Day itself is a holiday in many countries.

"next week" said on Sunday means "the week beginning tomorrow".
first day of the week:
   USA - Monday
   Most of Europe - Sunday
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 8601 - Data elements and interchange formats -- Information interchange -- Representation of dates and times

Guides:
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
List of Usage Guides
Links:
Commonly Misused Words and Phrases at Weber State U.
Using Tricky Words at CMU
Words And Expressions Commonly Misused from The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. (1869Ð1946). at bartleby.com
Some Commonly Misused Words from Jim Loy's Languages Page
International Reading Association - IRA Style Guide
Writing Research Papers In Biology: Commonly Misused Words, Wade B. Worthen, Furman University
Maine Legislative Drafting Manual: Word Choice and Usage
Federal Highway Administration - Correspondence Manual - Word Usage

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last updated 4 Sep 2006