If you’ve had 5 annual events in 5 consecutive years, then skip the 6th year, and have the event again the 7th year, do you call it the 6th annual or the 7th annual?
Proper label for an annual event that skipped a year
March 26th, 2010 by sabrina Jaffe
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Personally, I would call it “6th”. Skipping a year does not necessarily cast a doubt on the number, but on the word “annual”. If you end up skipping another year, it would turn into “biennial”. In other words, the number part refers to a historical fact, but the “annual” part refers to your intention. That is my own opinion.
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