Date   : Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:31:15 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Michael McConnell <soruk@...>
Subject: Re: Grammar

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Chris Johns wrote:

> > 
> > No-one's yet commented on the usage of "disc" vs. "disk".  I was taught
> > that "disk" was the American English version, "disc" the British English
> > version, and that along the same lines of "program/programme", "disk"
> > should be used when referring to floppy discs.
> 
> I think Acorn always used "disc" (You got a "Disc error" rather than "Disk
error")  but
> would accept  *DISK as well as *DISC. to select DFS.

Interestingly, my copy of Firefox (an official build) refers to saving to 
"disc". :)

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