Inconsitency in definition of qualified name

Section 1.1 states:

ames from XML namespaces may appear as qualified names, which contain 
a single colon, separating the name into a namespace prefix and a 
local part.

The phrase "which contain a single colon" indicates that names 
without colons are not qualified names. However, the BNF grammar in 
section 3, particularly production 6 for QName, make it obvious that 
the prefix and the colon are optional in a qualified name. I suggest 
that the offending phrase in section 1.1 be rewritten as "which may 
contain a single colon", making it clear that the colon is optional.
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