25 Jan
2013
25 Jan
'13
11:55 a.m.
> But, CD-ROM "disc" came from audio
Compact Disc,
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013, Dave McGuire wrote:
So is it definitely the case that the common
European spelling for
what us Yanks would call a "disk" is "disc"?
So I have been told. No personal knowledge.
Perhaps one of the linguists can elaborate
So a CD-ROM is more properly called a
"disc"?
YES.
"CD" in "CD-ROM" stands for "Compact DisC"
I just want to be clear on that. That's something
to be delightfully
pedantic about. :)
Perhaps one of the linguists can elaborate