[OT] directories / folders

[Vu Pham]

On 12/03/2009 11:28 AM, Bill Campbell wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2009, Vu Pham wrote:
>> When I refer to files and their paths, I have to choice between the
>> words "directory" and "folder". Some people I talk to have no problem
>> with  "directory" but some others find "folder" easier to understand.
>
> Folders is probably easier for the average non-computer type to
> understand while computer geeks have been using directories for
> decades now.
>
> Thinking about it, Folder is probably a more logical term as it
> is a container for files and possibly other folders while the
> term directory could be something else entirely.
>

I think it would be funny  say "the directory 'C:\Program Files'" or 
"the folder '/etc'"  :)