I've always used disc for optical media and disk for hard drives etc. Well always being when I've thought about it...
Mike On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If we're taking a poll, I use them interchangeably. A disc _is_ a disk. > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:42 PM, MrMike6by9 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmmmmm. According many references on line, most people use the words > > interchangably but cite "disc" as the preferred British/European > spelling > > possibly due to its Latin root "discus" and going back to the time when > > Phillips and Sony developed the compact disc. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
