Questions for English Majors

[Peter Hiscocks]

This is an example where it is important to be disc-riminating in one's
use of language.

Peter


On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 07:41:45AM -0500, Colin McGregor wrote:
> I am doing the follow-up to my Linux Journal "A Temporary Internet Lounge"
> article, and the question has come up, do I use "disk" and/or "disc". As in
> "hard disk" or "compact disc", which is correct? Both? If both "disc" and
> "disk" are correct, under conditions should I be using one or the other?
> 
> Similar story with "RAM disk" vs. "RAMdisk" vs. "Ramdisk" vs. "RAM disc" vs.
> ... again which is correct (if any)?
> 
> Colin McGregor
> 
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