- From: T. Daniel <tdaniel@adetti.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 10:27:50 -0500
- To: "W3C HTML list" <www-html@w3.org>
> John Lewis wrote:
> I disagree. In my documents <em><em> has a different meaning from
<strong>.
I'm with John on this. <em><em> could be used for a case where there an
entire phrase might be emphasized, but then a sub-phrase is granted a
secondary level of emphasis within the text. I see <em> and <strong> not as
too levels of emphasis, but as two "flavors". When reading text aloud, for
example, I usually indicate an emphasized phrase by a change in pitch, but a
"strong emphasis" by a change in volume. I've notice plenty of other people
doing likewise. But an <em> within an <em> I would indicate not by a change
in volume, but by a different pitch than the rest of the phrase.
> In my style sheets, I generally use:
> em { font-style: italic }
> em em { font-style: normal }
This is in keeping with standard typographical practices in print.
I'd prefer it if <strong> isn't trashed, but if it is, I'll learn to live
without it.
T. Daniel
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