renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1464arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1460arrow-down1imageIs "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square148fedilinkfile-text
I heard some people say theyre the same thing, but others are adamant that they have different meanings. Which is it?
minus-squareRed_October@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down5·1 year agoDisk is for things that are more kiki, but disc, with that rounded off c, is for things that are more bouba.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect
minus-squaremoosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agothat’s the UK version of dick
Disk is for things that are more kiki, but disc, with that rounded off c, is for things that are more bouba.
IYKYK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect
What about disq?
Round things with antennas
What about disckque
that’s the UK version of dick
And what is Lemmy?