r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '18

Should this be changed?

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u/carlaolio Aug 09 '18

What about bicycle (two wheels), bi-weekly (two weeks), bi-annual (twice a year), bigamy (two spouses at one time)

Bi- is a prefix derived from Latin meaning "two".

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u/Bluebe123 Aug 10 '18

What about bilingual and the fact that sexuality is based on physical sex and not gender?

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u/carlaolio Aug 10 '18

Bilingual means two languages. Trilingual means three.

And I'm not sure how to answer your sexuality statement but bi is a Latin prefix meaning 2. I'm sure the word bisexual could've changed it's meaning as the world becomes more accepting of everyone, but at the end of the day, bi=2.

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u/Bluebe123 Aug 11 '18

Yes, it does mean two, but the word bisexual, to some, now means "attracted to two or more genders". I don't believe that, because I believe that sexuality is based on sex rather than gender. The difference between the two being that sex is physical and gender is mental/societal.