style problem

i want the "regular text" of my page to have 8pt in size and to have color #696969..i've tried to put the following:
[code]body
{
color:#696969;font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt;
}
[/code]
for the color and font it works just fine but to the font size it doesnt..what am i doing wrong?

Try setting it in pixels or ems, rather than points. Points are good for print stylesheets, but not for screen stylesheets at all.

Also specify more than Verdana.

Do something like this instead:

font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

i never quite understood why ppl put several fonts? whats the advatage? i get an hibrid or it will try to put the first then if the user doesnt have try the second etc?

http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/properties/font/fontfamily.htm

Yes, it's so if someone doesn't have Verdana, it will use the next in the list, all the way down to the system's default serif or sans-serif font, whatever that may be. This gives you the most control of your type across platforms.