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lang attribute for foreign words found in Merriam Webster's dictionary?

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From: Mike Warner
Date: Apr 21, 2015 2:30PM

Hi again,

as I'm going though the WCAG Checklist, I saw this:

Individual words in another language that could be understood incorrectly
or not at all are marked up using the lang attribute.

What if the foreign words are in common English dictionaries? We don't use
many, mainly in our art and culture courses, and the words all have
accessible glossary spans next to them.

Thanks,
Mike