Use of the Q element for inline quotes

Hi all,

To quote or not to quote, that is the question...

I was discussing markup for inline quotes with a colleague the other day
and the level of browser support for the Q element highlighted a problem
for accessible textual content. The browser of choice(?) for most users
(according to statistics) Internet Explorer does not enclose the content
of the Q element in quotes, while browsers such as Firefox, Mozilla and
Opera do enclose the content of the Q element in quotes. 

If we are to believe the WAI guidelines then the use of the Q element
will enhance the semantic impact of the text for a non-visual user. So
should web developers use the Q element with/without quotes?

Cheers,
Dave
David Eadie
Lecturer
Business Information Management
Caledonian Business School
Glasgow Caledonian University
Tel: 0141-331-8775
Fax: 0141-331-3199
email: d.eadie@gcal.ac.uk