Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-fonts-4] font-stretch is unfortunately named

@Crissov I think the challenge is being mindful of terminology from 
type design and typography while still being accurate. In this case, 
`font-width` is the term that resonates most and aligns more closely 
with existing terminology from the design world, whereas 
`font-stretch` sounds more like something you're generally not 
supposed to do with type (stretch it artificially).

I'm not sure that this is a clear-cut recommendation one way or the 
other, but in balance I've heard from a whole bunch of type 
designers/typographers that they feel `font-width` is preferable, so I
 definitely lean much more in that direction. (Not that it's up to me,
 but I'm doing my best to ensure the design community is 'in the 
conversation', so to speak)

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