Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-grid-3] Masonry Switch Syntax (#12022)

> Or even Apple blog posts, [which aren't a big fan of the word "masonry"](https://webkit.org/blog/16026/css-masonry-syntax/#footnote-1), can't avoid using the word "masonry" in the title. Because that's what everybody calls this.
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> So IMO we shouldn't do authors a disservice by choosing a word that nobody uses, and just choose "masonry". And with the requirement to include "grid", either `grid-masonry` or `masonry-grid`.

I agree. It should be called masonry because that's what everyone already calls it. The Working Group has been discussing "masonry" for 5+ years now - not "staggered grids". I do not see a compelling reason to change the naming now.

I prefer `masonry-grid` over the alternative.

If the name _must_ be different from masonry to meet another requirement, I like `flex-grid` best. Masonry is a little bit flex, a little bit grid, and a little completely new.

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