- From: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:44:54 -0800
- To: Mikko Rantalainen <mikko.rantalainen@peda.net>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
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.
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