Posted by Leif K-Brooks on 09/24/06 18:35

richard wrote:
> I was just thinking, how does the validator interpret something like
> using an apostrophe as the first character of a word?
> As in emulating certain syntax of coloquial phrases?
> Perhaps as in <span> 'er </span>
>
> Or is it simply overlooked as standard text?

Yes, it's 'overlooked as standard text', because it _is_ standard text.
It's an HTML validator, not a grammar checker.

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