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I agree with the intention, but a person's name may coincide with a book's name, the same is true of any work encompassed by the cite element in section 4.6.5, and why it coincides doesn't matter. Therefore, if a work's name happens to coincide with a person's name, the cite element should not be forbidden. I propose adding the following clause to the HTML5 section, after "not be used to mark up people's names": ", unless the latter is coincidentally the name of the work". Thank you.
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Okay; closing.