VI / V-one / V-ell delimiter?

Sorry if this is OT.=C2=A0 While trying to understand this error:
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=0A    =0A    =0A    Line 2913,=0A        Column 23:=0A    an attribute val=
ue literal can occur in an attribute specification list only after a VI del=
imiter=0A    <div id=3D"mainContainer"=0A        =0A      =E2=9C=89=0A    =
=0A=0A    =0A    =0A      Have you forgotten the "equal" sign marking the s=
eparation =0A      between the attribute and its declared value? =0A      T=
ypical  syntax is attribute=3D"value".=0A   =20
I learn from http://validator.w3.org/docs/errors.html that "'VI delimiter' =
is a technical term for the equal sign."

I'm all for precision, but I suggest it might be easier on the reader if th=
e diagnostic read, "an attribute value literal can occur in an attribute sp=
ecification list only after an equal sign." Would have helped me avoid that=
 extra level of indirection.

It's only a nit. Even so, we don't often hear "will you please hurry up wit=
h that Aedes repellent!" :-)

I still don't grok why line 2913 produced the error.

-- p
 




      
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br>Sorry if this is OT.&nbsp; While trying to understand this error:<br>&nbsp; <br><ol id="error_loop"><li class="msg_err">
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    <em>Line 2913,
        Column 23</em>:
    <span class="msg">an attribute value literal can occur in an attribute specification list only after a VI delimiter</span>
    <pre><code class="input">&lt;div id="mainContainer<strong title="Position where error was detected.">"</strong></code></pre>
        <p class="helpwanted">
      <a href="http://validator.w3.org/feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sellmycalls.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fchain;errmsg_id=111#errormsg" title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels">✉</a>
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    <div class="ve mid-111">
    <p>
      Have you forgotten the "equal" sign marking the separation 
      between the attribute and its declared value? 
      Typical  syntax is <code>attribute="value"</code>.
    </p></div></li></ol><br>I learn from http://validator.w3.org/docs/errors.html that "'VI delimiter' is a technical term for the equal sign."<br><br>I'm all for precision, but I suggest it might be easier on the reader if the diagnostic read, "<span class="msg">an attribute value literal can occur in an attribute specification list only after an equal sign." Would have helped me avoid that extra level of indirection.<br><br>It's only a nit. Even so, we don't often hear "will you <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">please</span> hurry up with that Aedes repellent!" :-)<br><br>I still don't grok why line 2913 produced the error.<br><br>-- p<br></span> <br><br></td></tr></table><br>

      
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