Example for Checkpoint
3.6, continued.

Example
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Angry face: bad choice!Don't organize a list in an unstructured manner, like this:

<UL>
<LI>Instruments found within the string section of a symphony orchestra:
<DL>
<DT>Violins
<DT>Violas
<DT>Cellos
</DL></UL>

This list was created with the DL and DT elements, which should be used for definition lists, not simply for indenting a list. Instead, use the unordered list element <UL> if this is really a list, or use CSS if all you want is the indentation provided by <DL>, for example:

<P style="text-indent: 3em">Violins</P>

will indent an item without adding any unwanted semantics to the markup.

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