Re: Disk vs Disc (was: WD External Disc Drive)
- From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:16 +1030
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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