renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1458arrow-down1external-linkIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square149fedilinkfile-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-up3·edit-23 months 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-up3arrow-down1·3 months 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-up3·3 months agoBut that doesn’t cover the round storage we call compact discs. It’s just nonsensical
minus-squareproper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoI mean to me compact disc sounds like small and round. Just happens to also be storage media 🤷♂️
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThere’s nothing wrong with over thinking a shitpost, right?
minus-squaredragnucs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoDoes not make send but it is true 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 🤷♂️
There’s nothing wrong with over thinking a shitpost, right?
Does not make send but it is true though.