What a wacky idea. Cite Wikipedia as an authority on word usage! Just try that stunt in school. For all we know you might have made those entries yourself!
I gave you a link to 20 different modern dictionaries, most of which either support the interchangeability of the words or don't mention it. If you'd rather go off in your own fantasy-language land where the public contributors to Wikipedia define the language, go for it. Just don't expect anyone to have any idea what you're talking about. Oh, and BTW, the dictionary version of Wikipedia is Wiktionary. And guess what? Right at the top it defines 'disk' as an alternative spelling for 'disc' (though it mentions the usage note). Oddly, since it was mentioned, I too now think I tend to use 'disk' differently than 'disc'. But I doubt I've written 'disc' 10 times in my life, preferring abbreviations like CD or DVD. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The OED is not the authority, *we* are the authority and the OED is the > reporter of what we do. If we were to inform the OED that they are wrong > they probably would check their facts and correct their error. But one > never knows what an English major will do in the face of technology. In > this field the Wikipedia is probably a better source... ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
