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Re: quotes and the <blockquote> element

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From: Keith Parks
Date: Apr 30, 2009 12:40PM

On Apr 30, 2009, at 10:54 AM, John E. Brandt wrote:

> [snip...] that the <q> element should be
> used in short quotes and <blockquote> should be used in long
> quotations.
>

It's not really a matter of short versus long, is it, but more of a
question of inline versus stand-alone?

On Apr 30, 2009, at 11:08 AM, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:

> <blockquote>I really like this list!</blockquote>
> <cite>Dean H.</cite>

So Dean's example, though short, would be correct?

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