Re: stability of root em unit spec

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
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Received on Wednesday, 7 January 2009 11:00:48 UTC