Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:55:51 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd@edvax.de, rob1940@gmail.com Subject: Re: WD External Disc Drive Message-ID: <4ae6a787.X5Dum/wMdLBm8KZM%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <200910271621.37761.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> References: <aab0909a0910251718q4dc26baeu7c0a452add98d783@mail.gmail.com> <20091026110905.f802174a.freebsd@edvax.de> <200910271527.23227.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <200910271621.37761.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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> > > ... If you are refering to a kind of > > > hard disk, use "disk" with k. Think like "diskette". If you > > > are refering to optical media, use "disc" with c. Think like > > > "CD = compact disc". > > > > An arbitrary convention adopted by you and a few other people > > does not invalidate the dictionary spellings and usage. Am I the only one who is finding the longevity of this bikeshed a bit disk-gusting?
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