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 -- a "disc" really is a round object, but there's also the
fact that "disk" is really short for "diskette."
-----------------------------------------------------------------
To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word
"unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
