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Re: "XML is just syntax" versus "Use semantic markup" (Is this

• From: "Mukul Gandhi" <gandhi.mukul@g...>
• To: "Xia Li" <xli@g...>
• Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:39:45 +0530

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Xia Li <xli@g...> wrote:
>  <person>
>         <firstName>...</firstName>
>         <lastName>...</lastName>
>  </person>
>
>  Or <person firstName="..." lastName="..."/>
>
>
>  They are not the same structure but they represent the same meaning.

I agree that these structures convey the same meaning. But the
intended meaning exists in the human mind ... Or there exists some
vocabulary (syntax) to depict only the meaning, irrespective of the
structure?


-- 
Regards,
Mukul Gandhi

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