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In http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-lang-and-xml:lang-attributes the use of "xml:lang" is confusing. Please edit this section to talk about "attribute with the local name 'lang' in no namespace", "attribute with the local name 'lang' in the http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace namespace" and "attribute with the local name 'xml:lang' in no namespace". This is particularly important for the passage starting "To determine the language of a node".
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