What is a fortnight?
Correct answer: A time period covering two weeks
msmsmsms777
ask today's youth this ? they will probably say a video game
zonadm
depends where your from. in the uk we would say that all the time
Scorpia Malfoy
OMG no one knows what a fortnight is anymore because of the game
dostoy
I don't understand how the photo connects to a fortnight.
Uzumaki
msmsmsms777, you can't just assume that today's youth will not know this. Not everyone here plays fortnite. In the UK, the word fortnight is used quite regularly.
JoeBo
Fun fact: The word "sennight" used to be used for a week. Just as "fortnight" refers to fourteen nights, "sennight" refers to seven nights.
Gunn1727
We still say this in the UK
Player #11007033
Wages, salaries, mortgages, and rents are mostly paid fortnightly here in Australia. Fortnight is a very common term here.
Player #22438066
I'm Canadian, I'm "today's youth", I've heard of the game Fortnite and I also know what a fortnight is. Don't assume generation dictates brains
McGiff
I take it from the comments that Fortnight is a term not often used in the States. Interesting!
Woodard
dostoy, Looks to me like a dictionary in the photo, so maybe it’s asking for a definition?
Player #141465727
it actually originated from Scotland
Soph
Scorpia Malfoy, 𝚘𝚑 𝚢𝚑
Soph
zonadm, 𝚢𝚑 𝚒𝚍𝚔 𝚠𝚑𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚜 𝚋𝚌 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚝
Bella <3
So easy!
sck
I knew this from studying Shakespeare in high school 60 years ago.
Illa
zonadm, 😂
sabertooth fox
i want to play "fortnight"
hello hi
Scorpia Malfoy, exactly
Amy x
noo it's a taylor swift song
Krista
I thought it was talking about the game fortnite 🤔 😂🎮
Kitty
I was taught that a fortnight was 10 days it took to get between one fort and another when traveling.
Evy
Scorpia Malfoy, I knew it seeing as I am half British and 70 years old
marimargo
dostoy, some people complain because the picture isn't a good clue. Others complain because the picture gives away the answer. You can't please everyone.
I think the picture is reminiscent of the olden days in England when fortnight was commonly used.
Kate Josephine Hart
dostoy, nothing connects to a fortnight.
Kate Josephine Hart
I have a playdate with my cousins.
despro
yeah , this is very true they would probably say its a game lol
Marjan 2013
It was tricky
Papri
the picture shows a dictionary most probably
😁
🎮 like if you play Fortnite
MCA
I've always heard of it, but I never knew what it meant. I thought it referred to the night before last night. Now I actually know the true meaning of it!
Helenason
Jbles, not counting the weekends
Jbles
The tenure of Liz Truss can be thought to be measured in Fortnights...
Jbles
Having a Spanish wife, I've noticed on subtitles that "fortnight" translates to "10 days". I still have an issue with that!!
Zeeha
dostoy, why would the photo give you a hint?
Player #117558379
Uzumaki, you are very correct . These days everyone uses that word alot
Player #117558379
who doesn't know what a fortnight is
me
can you put some more word games please
Spiderlover3
Uzumaki, yeah..i dont live there hehehhe
my teacher that i had in yr 4 is from there tho
AndyAlwysSmiling
Scorpia Malfoy, HOW TRUE!! I was thinking on that video.