renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoupvoted for your spiffy drawing, although i don’t agree with it
minus-squareMewtwoLikesMemes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoLol, thanks. What about my distinction do you disagree with, though?
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-212 days agoI don’t think the differentiation makes any sense at all. edit: to clarify-- this isn’t a criticism of the op’s sketch; i just don’t think any attempt makes sense
minus-squareproper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·12 days agomy attempt to simplify the above explanation; -disc =round -disk =storage Storage can be round but not all round things are storage
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoBut that doesn’t cover the round storage we call compact discs. It’s just nonsensical
minus-squareproper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·12 days agoI mean to me compact disc sounds like small and round. Just happens to also be storage media 🤷♂️
upvoted for your spiffy drawing, although i don’t agree with it
Lol, thanks.
What about my distinction do you disagree with, though?
I don’t think the differentiation makes any sense at all.
edit: to clarify-- this isn’t a criticism of the op’s sketch; i just don’t think any attempt makes sense
my attempt to simplify the above explanation; -disc =round -disk =storage
Storage can be round but not all round things are storage
But that doesn’t cover the round storage we call compact discs. It’s just nonsensical
I mean to me compact disc sounds like small and round. Just happens to also be storage media 🤷♂️