Poll: Disk or Disc?

[Cherry Cola]

I say "Disc" as the letter C is so much more badass.

Pfft, that ain't badass.

I say Disx! Because X is the most badass of badassery, AND it always implies more than one.

I HAVE SUPERIOR NUMBERS AND QUALITY!

 

[harvz]

its more to do with where you live, i believe disk is american and disc is english/aus.

as with everything (except date and the word 'colour') has gone american...

 

[Hoplon]

I use disk for certain technical devices i.e. floopy disk, hard disk drive. and disc for round flattened objects "the ufo was sort of disc shaped!" and CDs DVD's Blu ray, vinyl etc.

 

[Liberaliter]

Apparently Disc is British English and Disk is American English, so...

 

[AvsJoe]

I've always used the 'c'. I don't know if it's correct or not but it's habit. Same with dialogue, grey, and cheque and 'ou' instead of just 'o'.

 

[Nimbus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_of_disc

Yeah. Either or.

 

[Continuity]

The OP asked about game discs though. There is a correct and an incorrect answer to his question.

Not really, there is a convention set in place by computer companies to refer to CD's as Compact Discs rather than Compact Disks but this is just a convention. Disk and Disc are synonyms and you would not be wrong to use either in any appropriate situation.

 

[Keepitclean]

Cds and Dvds are 'discs' but HDDs are 'disks'. Or at leat that's how I've always known it.

 

[Treblaine]

Bah, it's definitely disqué. You must say it in italics, no exceptions.

How do you speak in italics?

Like... with a French accent?

 

[PhiMed]

A 360 disc is a disc, but a 360's hard drive is a disk.

Magnetic=diskette, shortened to disk.

Optical=disc

 

[PhiMed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_of_disc

Yeah. Either or.

Ah, yes. Wikipedia. As Michael Scott once said, "When anyone can post anything they like, you know you're always getting the best information."

 

[Kukakkau]

CD, DVDs etc are discs

Disk is used for well hard disk

 

[Tattaglia]

Bah, it's definitely disqué. You must say it in italics, no exceptions.

How do you speak in italics?

Like... with a French accent?

Don't be silly. You say it with your head cocked to the side.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

Is the Disc/Disk gray or grey?

 

[Treblaine]

Bah, it's definitely disqué. You must say it in italics, no exceptions.

How do you speak in italics?

Like... with a French accent?

Don't be silly. You say it with your head cocked to the side.