I go with Disk
Isn't it short for diskette?
Or is it brass disc? Shortened from discus.
Who cares what you have or put in your computer?
If you are referring to a marked monument the correct usage term is medallion.
Paul in PA
this is a "disc"
this is a "disk"
And both have been used as survey monuments around here.
Brass Disk. I'd never seen it, or noticed it, at least, as Disc till now.
"There is no consensus on the difference between disc and disk, and in many contexts the two are used interchangeably. Disk is the standard spelling for computer-related terms such as hard disk and floppy disk. Disc is the standard spelling for phonograph records, albums (in the figurative senseÛÓa group of songs presented in sequence), and components of plows and brake systems. But both spellings are commonly used for (1) CDs, DVDs, and other compact optical disks; (2) flat, plate-like bones; (3) flat, circular objects, and (4) disk-shaped celestial bodies. There are trends: disc is more common than disk for CDs, DVDs, etc. and plate-like bones, and disk is more common for disk-shaped things in outer space. But these trends are not so pronounced as to be conclusive."
James Fleming, post: 400787, member: 136 wrote: "There is no consensus on the difference between disc and disk, and in many contexts the two are used interchangeably. Disk is the standard spelling for computer-related terms such as hard disk and floppy disk. Disc is the standard spelling for phonograph records, albums (in the figurative senseÛÓa group of songs presented in sequence), and components of plows and brake systems. But both spellings are commonly used for (1) CDs, DVDs, and other compact optical disks; (2) flat, plate-like bones; (3) flat, circular objects, and (4) disk-shaped celestial bodies. There are trends: disc is more common than disk for CDs, DVDs, etc. and plate-like bones, and disk is more common for disk-shaped things in outer space. But these trends are not so pronounced as to be conclusive."
I liked it better in the other post...
paden cash, post: 400789, member: 20 wrote: I liked it better in the other post...
It did have sort of an avant garde feeling over there.
disc
disk
I thought it was a cap?
:p
Paul in PA, post: 400780, member: 236 wrote: Who cares what you have or put in your computer?
If you are referring to a marked monument the correct usage term is medallion.
Paul in PA
No that wouldn't be correct at all....Don't want to match your pedantic posting but the better word would be plaquette.
THIS is a DISK
Lower the wings back down, raise the wheels and get out of the way. The only reason they fold up is to attempt to be thoughtful of others on the same road.
RADAR, post: 400798, member: 413 wrote: I thought it was a cap?
:p
That's what I was going to say (listens to the heads spinning off of bodies)
Hey Mr. Cow..., I thought the reason they folded up was so you could get through the gates.
Robert Hill, post: 400800, member: 378 wrote: No that wouldn't be correct at all....Don't want to match your pedantic posting but the better word would be plaquette.
A plaque or plaquette is typically referred to as an ornamental tablet and is generally rectangular.
Being pedantic is not as much fun as in the good old days when you could change the heading and hijack the thread.
Wherefore a medallion is more pendantic as it is in the shape of a pendant.
Paul in PA
JerryS, post: 400808, member: 205 wrote: Hey Mr. Cow..., I thought the reason they folded up was so you could get through the gates.
It is really not about getting through the gates it is in being able to close the gates after you do.
Paul in PA
I should've just checked first - Maine DOT and also NGS, use Disk. Thanks for the opinions
Warren Smith, post: 400777, member: 9900 wrote: Isn't it short for diskette?
A diskette would be a small disk I think.
Such an easy thing to google. Here's what the grammarist says: http://grammarist.com/spelling/disc-disk/
I don't like Plaquette or medallion. When I describe something I find I would rather describe what it looks like, and use the word "disk" and not make the determination as to whether it meets the standard for a "medallion". If I were describing a medallion I might say "a xx-inch diameter disk stamped "abcde"....
