Re: Plural of CD-ROM

Subject: Re: Plural of CD-ROM
From: Larry Long <LKLONG_at_TECHPUBS -at- SMTPGATEWAY -dot- LANIER -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 09:05:41 EST

Jeffery said that:

> CD = Compact Disk, the disk is singular.
> CD's = Compact Disks, the disks are plural.
> ROM = Read Only Memory, this is a statement of function.
> Therefore, IMHO, the plural of CD-ROM should be CDs-ROM...

While I agree with Jeffery that ROM is a statement of function, I feel that
ROM and CD-ROM have become names (at least, in our computer world).

"Writer" is also a statement of function, but can we not have a gaggle of
writers? [I know, I know... I just like the sound of gaggle. :-) ]

Whether someone asks me for a SIMM or a box of SIMMs; a CD-ROM or a box of
CD-ROMs; I know exactly what they are talking about.

Perhaps I am not technically correct, but I feel that I am communicating
clearly. For me, that is the most important goal.

Larry Long
Lanier Worldwide, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
lklong -at- lanier -dot- com


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