Gene,
Since someone might wish to refer to the tag as written in
the page coding or to refer to the paragraph element itself
both possibilities seem open. IMO a lack of precision is
likely to result from allowing only one referential mode.
I agree
<p> is a tag (start tag)
</p> is a tag (end tag)
<p></p> is an element
Also, the distinction is between the syntax of HTML (tags) and the
structural aspects of the document (elements)
This distinction, though is some senses subtle, is important to
understand, and should be introduced as early as possible when
teaching HTML (IMHO)
john
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