Re: [whatwg/url] It's not immediately clear that "URL syntax" and "URL parser" conflict (#118)

The URL spec is about the construction of a valid, bona fide URL. It also says something like "a URL is composed of ASCII characters". Turns out, if you venture out beyond the English web, you'll find things like `<a href="http://facebook.com/fútbol">` in just raw UTF-8. You will also find `http:///facebook.com/fútbol`

The URL parsing spec is about the ability to handle these URLs that are found naturally in the wild that do not conform to any stricter URL specification. To create a URL, read the RFC. To parse a URL, read the URL parsing spec.

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