In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
 
>   On music CD's the "D" is for "disc", not for "disk", one slips "disc"
>   in his/her back, not "disk", our beloved HP3000 has the correct spelling
>   of "disc"...   starting a war here(?)... hope not - just very curious
>   as to why the non-englishy "disk" ought to be right...
>
>   Someone enlighten me pls?
>
>   Eero - HP CSY lab.
 
 
Actually (believe-it-or-not), "disc" is a variation of "disk".  I used to
believe that the word "disc" came from "discus", but a "discus" is actually
a "disk".
 
"I _threw_ my dictionary _through_ the open window!"
 
What a screwy language - I'm so lucky I had the opportunity to learn English
with a "virgin" brain, unpolluted by more logical languages.
 
                                                   -Geoff