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bluedino
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Living the Fitbit life
>> “It’s a Fitbit. You synch it with your computer, and it tracks your physical activity.”
Is it sync, or synch? The 'h' really bothers me for some reason.
devindotcom
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New Yorker style seems to be synch, but they're a bit idiosyncratic when it comes to these things, requiring diaereses in words like cooperation for instance.
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Both are correct, though I believe "synch" is slightly British.
collyw
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That explains why I automatically type "sychdb" instead of "syncdb" every time I want to update my Django app.
btgeekboy
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It's an abbreviation for "synchronize." Both Webster and Dictionary.com note that it can go either way.
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Is it sync, or synch? The 'h' really bothers me for some reason.