inline-block mixin/placeholder

inline-block.scss

@mixin inl-block {
  display: -moz-inline-stack;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  *vertical-align: auto;
  zoom: 1;
  *display: inline;
}

%inline-block {
  @include inl-block;
}

// usage
.menu-item a,
.menu-item a:visited {
  width: inherit;
  padding: 0 10px;
  background: red;
  @extend %inline-block;
}