- From: Geoffrey Sneddon <foolistbar@googlemail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:38:01 +0100
- To: Dr. Olaf Hoffmann <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On 5 Oct 2007, at 16:26, Dr. Olaf Hoffmann wrote: > >> On Oct 5, 2007, at 16:37, Dr. Olaf Hoffmann wrote: >>> What I missed so many years in (X)HTML is >>> some useful markup for poems. >> >> There's <p> for each stanza and <br> for separating lines. > > In 'HTML 5' is noted: > 'The p element represents a paragraph.' > > The semantic meaning of a paragraph > is much different from a strophe or stanza > (see wikipedia or an encyclopedia of your > preference). Please follow cross-references: > A paragraph is typically a block of text with one or more sentences > that discuss a particular topic, as in typography, but can also be > used for more general thematic grouping. For instance, an address > is also a paragraph, as is a part of a form, a byline, or a stanza > in a poem. - Geoffrey Sneddon
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