diff --git a/less/00-config.less b/less/00-config.less
index a0a0f77..1997fab 100644
--- a/less/00-config.less
+++ b/less/00-config.less
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 
 // booleans
-@enable-ie678 				: true; // "true" to activate IE6/IE7/IE8 support
+@enable-ie678 			: true; // "true" to activate IE6/IE7/IE8 support
 @enable-styling			: true; // "true" to design basic elements like code, mark, blockquotes, etc.
-@enable-gmaps				: true; // if google maps is used
-@enable-skip-links			: true; // "true" to design skip links for accessibility concerns
+@enable-gmaps			: true; // if google maps is used
+@enable-skip-links		: true; // "true" to design skip links for accessibility concerns
 @enable-hyphens			: true; // activate automatic hyphens on small screens
-@enable-helpers-width		: true; // decide whether or not you need width helpers
+@enable-helpers-width	: true; // decide whether or not you need width helpers
 @enable-helpers-spacing	: true; // decide whether or not you need spacing helpers
 
 // font sizes
-@basefont		: 14px; // if "14px" then 1em = 14px
+@base-font-size	: 14px; // if "14px" then 1em = 14px
 @line-height	: 1.5; // equiv line-height 1.5
 @h1-size		: 3.2rem; // equiv "32px"
 @h2-size		: 2.8rem; // equiv "28px"
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@
 @h6-size		: 1.6rem; // equiv "16px"
 
 // font stacks
-@fontstack1			: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; // common font
-@fontstack2			: Consolas, 'DejaVu Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; // monospace font
-@fontstack3			: FreeSans, Arimo, "Droid Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; // universal stack
+@font-stack-common		: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; // common font
+@font-stack-monospace	: Consolas, 'DejaVu Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; // monospace font
+@font-stack-universal	: FreeSans, Arimo, "Droid Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; // universal stack
 
 // font colors
-@basecolor				: #000; // text color on body
-@basecolor-link			: #333; // primary links color;
-@basecolor-link-hover	: #000; // primary hovered/focused links color;
+@base-color				: #000; // text color on body
+@base-color-link		: #333; // primary links color;
+@base-color-link-hover	: #000; // primary hovered/focused links color;
 
 // backgrounds
-@basebg					: #fff; // body background color
+@base-background		: #fff; // body background color
 
 // spacings
 @tiny-value				: 0.5em; // tiny value for margins / paddings
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
 
 // LESS mixins : don't touch or you'll be banned ;)
 // px to em/rem 
-.rem(@size, @bf: @basefont){
+.rem(@size, @bf: @base-font-size){
 	@rem: @size;
-	font-size: unit(round(@basefont * @size), px);
+	font-size: unit(round(@base-font-size * @size), px);
 	font-size: unit(@rem, rem);
 }
-.em(@size, @bf: @basefont){
+.em(@size, @bf: @base-font-size){
 	@em: @size / @bf;
 	font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 }
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diff --git a/less/01-base.less b/less/01-base.less
index 2839ce6..5cbc60e 100644
--- a/less/01-base.less
+++ b/less/01-base.less
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ html {
 	        text-size-adjust: 100%;
 }
 body {
-	background-color: @basebg;
-	color: @basecolor;
-	font-family: @fontstack1;
-	font-size: unit((@basefont / 10), em);
+	background-color: @base-background;
+	color: @base-color;
+	font-family: @font-stack-common;
+	font-size: unit((@base-font-size / 10), em);
 	line-height: @line-height;
 }
 
@@ -100,19 +100,19 @@ h6, .h6-like {
 
 /* alternate font-sizing */
 .smaller {
-	.em(@basefont - 4);
+	.em(@base-font-size - 4);
 }
 .small {
-	.em(@basefont - 2);
+	.em(@base-font-sizefont-stack-common - 2);
 }
 .big {
-	.em(@basefont + 2);
+	.em(@base-font-sizefont-stack-common + 2);
 }
 .bigger {
-	.em(@basefont + 4);
+	.em(@base-font-sizefont-stack-common + 4);
 }
 .biggest {
-	.em(@basefont + 6);
+	.em(@base-font-sizefont-stack-common + 6);
 }
 
 code, 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ samp,
 kbd {
 	white-space: pre-line; /* IE fix */
 	white-space: pre-wrap;
-	font-family: @fontstack2;
+	font-family: @font-stack-monospace;
 	line-height: normal;
 }
 em,
diff --git a/less/02-grids.less b/less/02-grids.less
index e1febb1..4215617 100644
--- a/less/02-grids.less
+++ b/less/02-grids.less
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 	font-size: 0;
 }
 :root .grid > * > * {
-	font-size: @basefont; /* fallback for Opera Mini */
-	font-size: unit((@basefont / 10), rem);
+	font-size: @base-font-size; /* fallback for Opera Mini */
+	font-size: unit((@base-font-size / 10), rem);
 }
 /* Opera hack */
 .opera:-o-prefocus,
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
 	font-size: 0;
 }
 :root [class*="autogrid"] > * {
-	font-size: @basefont; /* fallback for Opera Mini */
-	font-size: unit((@basefont / 10), rem);
+	font-size: @base-font-size; /* fallback for Opera Mini */
+	font-size: unit((@base-font-size / 10), rem);
 }
 /* Opera hack */
 [class*="autogrid"]:-o-prefocus {
diff --git a/less/11-ie.less b/less/11-ie.less
index deca6ac..e161f47 100644
--- a/less/11-ie.less
+++ b/less/11-ie.less
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@
 & when (@enable-ie678 = true) {
 	/* IE678 support */
 	.ie678 h1, .ie678 .h1-like {
-		@em: @h1-size * 10 / @basefont;
+		@em: @h1-size * 10 / @base-font-size;
 		font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 	}
 	.ie678 h2, .ie678 .h2-like {
-		@em: @h2-size * 10 / @basefont;
+		@em: @h2-size * 10 / @base-font-size;
 		font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 	}
 	.ie678 h3, .ie678 .h3-like {
-		@em: @h3-size * 10 / @basefont;
+		@em: @h3-size * 10 / @base-font-size;
 		font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 	}
 	.ie678 h4, .ie678 .h4-like {
-		@em: @h4-size * 10 / @basefont;
+		@em: @h4-size * 10 / @base-font-size;
 		font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 	}
 	.ie678 h5, .ie678 .h5-like {
-		@em: @h5-size * 10 / @basefont;
+		@em: @h5-size * 10 / @base-font-size;
 		font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 	}
 	.ie678 h6, .ie678 .h6-like {
-		@em: @h6-size * 10 / @basefont;
+		@em: @h6-size * 10 / @base-font-size;
 		font-size: unit(round(@em,2), em);
 	}
 	.ie678 img {