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[river1974]

Dear teachers:

The words "disc" and "disk" have the same pronunciation. But when it comes to writing, which one would you prefer?

Thanks.

[bud]

I write "disk," but a quick look at the dictionary shows that "disc" is used in the U.S., while "disk" is used in the U.K. I wonder what other countries use!

[river1974]

Thanks bud. So it is better to write "disc" since the application would be filed in the US.

[advoca]

In the UK these days people use either disc or disk indiscriminately

However, there is a tendency to use disk when we mean a flat circular object and disc when refering to the flat circular object in connection with computers, or DVDs or CD ROMS.