- From: Philippe Wittenbergh <ph.wittenbergh@l-c-n.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:06:42 +0900
- To: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
- Cc: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>, Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com>, Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>
> On Jul 24, 2015, at 07:37, Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Embiggening is clear even to people >> who haven't heard the word before (unlike cromulent). > > I don't know if that is true for all, including all non-native English speakers. What he said… As a non-native English reader, I had to look it up (Dictionary.app: “no result found”). And I have only a very superficial knowledge about ‘the Simpsons’ (some kind of cult TV series?). I guess (**guess**) it means something akin to “make larger”? >> Chill, >> it's a >> mildly amusing in-joke in a section title that doesn't detract or >> distract from the spec. > > I'm chill enough, thank you, and disagree that it is amusing and doesn't detract or distract. Ditto again… Philippe -- Philippe Wittenbergh http://l-c-n.com/
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