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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, it's an archaic word, no longer used in modern English, unlike "fortnight", which is everyday British English in common use. British people would almost always say "I'm going away for a fortnight", not "I'm going away for two weeks". I'm a little surprised that it's not known in American English, because it's not a modern word.
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Harry, I didn't know that the English still use the word "fortnight." Do you still use the word "waistcoat?"
It so happens that we have a relatively new brewery in our area called Fortnight Brewing Co. I went to the store today, and picked up a six-pack of their X-pat IPA.
http://fortnightbrewing.com/
http://fortnightbrewing.com/xpat-ipa/