las [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the
difference".
Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini
Discs spelled DISC??
My theory is that "discs" are round and "disks" are simply flat objects
;-)
Just kidding --
Larry asked,
| Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk??
Both spellings are acceptable to mean a cylinder whose radius greatly exceeds
its height. Traditionally, I believe, there's more preference for "disc" in
Britain and for "disk" in the US, but it isn't a case like color/colour or
I prefer disc, but if you read the New York Times, they ALWAYS spell it
DISK even for Compact Discs (trademark). They refuse to spell it with a
'c.'
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Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the
difference".
Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini
Discs spelled DISC??
Larry
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las wrote:
Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the
difference".
Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CDs, CD ROMs, and Mini
Discs spelled DISC??
Disk = magnetic
Disc = optical
Floppy Disk, Zip Disk, Hard Disk Drive, etc.
MiniDisc, Compact Disc,
From: las [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:39:48 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MD: Disc vs Disk
Please don't answer my question by saying, "so you can tell the
difference".
Why are computer floppy disks spelled disk?? Yet CD
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But a Mini Disc is Magneto Optical? Maybe it
