Re: 2.4.0-test6 devfs

From: Jamie Lokier (lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Date: Thu Aug 10 2000 - 13:28:18 EST


Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> Myself, I still think the "disc" spelling is horribly wrong --- I've
> heard people say that even in the U.K. and Commonwealth countries, the
> term "hard disk" is much more commonly used.

Yes, it is. For floppies "diskette" is used too, on boxes. (Nobody
says it or writes it).

Still, do a google search for "hard disc" and you'll get plenty of
hits. There are about 3 times as many "hard disk" hits than "hard disc".

-- Jamie

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