Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-borders-4] naming of the "not curved" (90deg convex) keyword for `corner-shape` (#11607)

To me a `none` corner implies that it would look like this:

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3e10a83-54af-4d1a-8d06-1424df6fcf93)


potentially confusions with "straight":

- `straight` is a homophone for "strait" the body of water (like the Strait of Gibraltar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait

- There's also the phrase "dire straits" which gives the root word "strait" a third meaning.

- `straight` is also relatively difficult to spell. Easy to mix up the `a` and `i`. (I've literally done this a number of times while writing this post)
 
- in isolation a `straight` corner to me would look like angle/bevel. As it is a single straight line. the shape we are talking about is 2 straight lines connecting at 90deg

Why "square":

- the isolated corner looks like a carpenters/framing square (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_square)

- possible negative: i guess this could be confused with the `notch` shape which you could call an inset square??

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