Date   : Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:23:18 GMT
From   : Pete Turnbull <pete@...>
Subject: Re: Grammar

On Feb 6 2006, 10:20, Chris Johns wrote:
> >

> 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.

Indeed.  I recall Acorn's marketing personnel being quite vehement
about "disc" being correct because it was the correct English spelling,
and "we are English".  Well, the company may be, Bob, but several of us
present here are Scots :-)

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York