- From: Ph. Wittenbergh <jk7r-obt@asahi-net.or.jp>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:00:03 +0900
- To: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
- Cc: "Keith Rarick" <kr@xph.us>, www-style@w3.org
On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Håkon Wium Lie wrote: > I will propose to change "rem" to "re" because: > > - all other length units are two-letter, it seems logical to follow > this scheme unless there's a good reason not to That doesn't seem enough of a reason, I think. > > > - "rem" reminds me of the the old basic "remark" command. This is > not a very good reason, just something that pops up in my head > whenever I see it. I'm sure "re" will remind some people of email > messages. > > What do people think -- should it be changed back? rem is clear in my book: Root EM. Philippe --- Philippe Wittenbergh http://l-c-n.com/
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