Re: [css3-flexbox] (Editorial) Plural of basis

• From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:42:47 -0700
• To: Florian Rivoal <florianr@opera.com>
• Cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <CAAWBYDCO5AwGLqWynkr99cAvJH2S4n0k=nSy6r3m3-L2zic9Qw@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Florian Rivoal <florianr@opera.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The flexbox spec uses basises as the plural of basis. The correct
> plural is bases.
>
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis
>
> Tab, I know you're not a big fan of latin-like inflections, but but
> reforming English spelling and grammar isn't quite part of our
> charter :)

It doesn't need to be part of our charter, just part of how I write.

~TJ

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