Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:16 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, utisoft@gmail.com Cc: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Disk vs Disc (was: WD External Disc Drive) Message-ID: <200910271710.16260.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <b79ecaef0910261159h2bb87bbx919b2a573595ad0e@mail.gmail.com> References: <54db43990910261048k8a5d644q2950d4d5e5cb3b01@mail.gmail.com> <b79ecaef0910261159h2bb87bbx919b2a573595ad0e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:29 am, Chris Rees wrote: > I have always considered hard disk, floppy diskette, and > compact disc (and digital versatile disc) to be the > terminology; but then again the official British spelling is > disc, whereas AFAICR the US spelling is disk. What organisation defines "official British Spelling". I beleive there is no "official" in this context but perhaps the closest is the Oxford Disctionary. My Concise Oxford Dictionary gives both spellings as alternatives but states that "disk" is the better. My Webster's (American) Dictionary makes no distinction. > > Chris Malcolm
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