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Subject: Re: WD External Disc Drive
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> > > ... If you are refering to a kind of
> > > hard disk, use "disk" with k. Think like "diskette". If you
> > > are refering to optical media, use "disc" with c. Think like
> > > "CD = compact disc".
> >
> > An arbitrary convention adopted by you and a few other people
> > does not invalidate the dictionary spellings and usage.

Am I the only one who is finding the longevity of this bikeshed a
bit disk-gusting?