Re: stability of root em unit spec

On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:37 AM, Mikko Rantalainen wrote:

> The fact that root em is quite similar to normal
> em makes me think that the unit for root em should include the unit  
> for
> em in full.

I agree, and think it would be even more clear to have "r-em" (making  
it read as a special kind of "em", and not as Rapid Eye Movement, or  
the musical group by that name, or as short for "remember"). And if  
there was ever going to be a "root ex" it could be "r-ex".


> If it needs to be two-letter, then I vote for "rm". It does not sound
> like regular expression and according to Adam Twardoch em is already
> commonly abbreviated as "m" instead of "e".

I agree with that too.