Hello Bob, > So, in your view, is it OK to write: > > One bedroom has an <em lang="fr">en-suite</em> > bathroom and a single bed with . . .
I'm not sure if italicizing something like "en suite" is an accepted practice or a conventional method as it is with Latin binomials. I'm guessing it is not. I *think* it is different with scientific names but I'm not sure. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Designer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] Legitimate uses of <b> and <i> Mike at Green-Beast.com wrote: > Hello Andrew, > > >> Does anyone know of any other >> legitimate uses of these tags? >> > > For the life of me I cannot think of one legitimate use for the <b> > element. > If it's bold then the reason is probably strong emphasis thus <strong> > should be used. Otherwise it should be made bold in the CSS. For the <i> > element, though, I can think of a couple of legitimate uses: > > 1) To convey thought. Thought as in unspoken dialog should be italicized. > This should be on the page, not CSS-styled so as to retain at least visual > meaning. > > Example: <i>That's a good idea</i>, he thought to himself. > > 2) Language usage such as Latin as this is a long standing convention in > print and must be retained (thus not styled via CSS). > > Example: <i lang="la">Lorem ispum</i> > > That's my thinking on the matter. Hope it helps. > > Respectfully, > Mike Cherim > http://green-beast.com/ > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > > > > So, in your view, is it OK to write: One bedroom has an <em lang="fr">en-suite</em> bathroom and a single bed with . . . ?? Bob ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
