- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:53:52 -0700
- To: Mike Schinkel <w3c-lists@mikeschinkel.com>
- Cc: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Apr 28, 2007, at 1:11 AM, Mike Schinkel wrote: > > Anne van Kesteren wrote: >> >> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:44:27 +0200, Mike Schinkel <w3c- >> lists@mikeschinkel.com> wrote: >>> True, but the important point is that a UA can never be sure why >>> the author used it so it can't be trusted as a semantic element. >> >> That argument goes for *any* element. > > Actually, it is not true for any element. Some elements, such as > <em> are almost never used except when the user wants to emphasize. I don't think the evidence supports that claim. Lots of use of <em> on the web appears to be to italicize for reasons other than emphasis, because authors have been taught that <em> is "more semantic" than <i>. Regards, Maciej
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