@@ -11768,16 +11768,28 @@ first matching case):</p>
</dl><p>The <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element represents some <a href=#phrasing-content-0 title="phrasing
content">phrasing content</a> quoted from another source.</p>
<p>Quotation punctuation (such as quotation marks), if any, must be
placed inside the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element.</p>
<p>Quotation punctuation (such as quotation marks) must not appear
immediately before, after, or inside <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements; they
will be inserted into the rendering by the user agent.</p>
<p>Content inside a <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element must be quoted from
another source, whose address, if it has one, should be cited in the
<dfn id=attr-q-cite title=attr-q-cite><code>cite</code></dfn> attribute.</p>
<dfn id=attr-q-cite title=attr-q-cite><code>cite</code></dfn> attribute. The
source may be fictional, as when quoting characters in a novel or
screenplay.</p>
<p>If the <code title=attr-q-cite><a href=#attr-q-cite>cite</a></code> attribute is
present, it must be a <a href=#valid-url>valid URL</a>. User agents should allow
users to follow such citation links.</p>
present, it must be a <a href=#valid-url>valid URL</a>. User agents should
allow users to follow such citation links.</p>
<p>The <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element must not be used in place of quotation
marks that do not represent quotes; for example, it is inappropriate
to use the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element for marking up sarcastic
statements.</p>
<p>The use of <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements to mark up quotations is
entirely optional; using explicit quotation punctuation without
<code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements is just as correct.</p>
<p>If a <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element is contained (directly or indirectly)
in a <a href=#paragraph>paragraph</a> that contains a single <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code>
@@ -11791,8 +11803,8 @@ first matching case):</p>
<p>Here is a simple example of the use of the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code>
element:</p>
<pre><p>The man said <q>" Things that are impossible just take
longer" </q>. I disagreed with him.</p></pre>
<pre><p>The man said <q>Things that are impossible just take
longer</q>. I disagreed with him.</p></pre>
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@@ -11802,9 +11814,9 @@ longer"</q>. I disagreed with him.</p></pre>
<code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element, and an explicit citation outside:</p>
<pre><p>The W3C page <cite>About W3C</cite> says the W3C's
mission is <q cite="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/">" To lead the
mission is <q cite="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/">To lead the
World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and
guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web" </q>. I
guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web</q>. I
disagree with this mission.</p></pre>
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@@ -11814,17 +11826,30 @@ disagree with this mission.</p></pre>
<p>In the following example, the quotation itself contains a
quotation:</p>
<pre><p>In <cite>Example One</cite>, he writes <q>"The man
said <q>'Things that are impossible just take longer'</q>. I
disagreed with him"</q>. Well, I disagree even more!</p></pre>
<pre><p>In <cite>Example One</cite>, he writes <q>The man
said <q>Things that are impossible just take longer</q>. I
disagreed with him</q>. Well, I disagree even more!</p></pre>
</div>
<div class=example>
<p>In the following example, quotation marks are used instead of
the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element:</p>
<pre><p>His best argument was ❝I disagree❞, which
I thought was laughable.</p></pre>
</div>
<div class=example>
<p>In the following example, there are no quotation marks:</p>
<p>In the following example, there is no quote — the
quotation marks are used to name a word. Use of the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code>
element in this case would be inappropriate.</p>
<pre><p>His best argument: <q>I disagree!</q></p></pre>
<pre><p>The word "ineffable" could have been used to describe the disaster
resulting from the campaign's mismanagement.</p></pre>
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