snipped:
> > > >> > _Technicians_ are those individuals who perform ...
> > >
> > > >I see a problem with your markup though:
> > >
> > > >> > <DL class="inline-definition">
> > > >> > <DT>Technicians</DT>
> > > >> > <DD>are those individuals who perform...</DD>
> > > >> > </DL>
> > >
> > > >I don't think there is room for "are those" in there.
> > > >Imho it should be:
> > >
> > > ><DT>Technicians</DT>
> > > ><DD>Individuals who perform...</DD>
> >
> > I understand what you want to use, I'm just saying that I'm not sure about
> > the semantics.
> > DD stands for Definition Description so I don't think these descriptions
> > should start with "are those". I think it should be a 
> "standalone" sentence.
> > You are creating a bridge between DTs and DDs that should not exist (imho).
>
>    Or, to put it another way, what the OP really wants is not a <DL>.


Can you find any support for this assertion in the spec?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/lists.html#h-10.3

I'm seeing neither normative nor informative specifications for the 
linguistic grammar of a description. The HTML spec says nothing about 
standalone sentences or fragments in this context, probably because 
that would be outside its purview. If you check I think you'll find 
that most dictionary definitions are not complete sentences, e.g. 
<http://google.com/search?q=define%3Atechnician>. The OP's semantic 
content is clearly that of a definition list: terms and descriptions. 
What constructive goal do we achieve by attempting to constrain the 
grammar (in any given human language) of document content?

Curiously,

Paul
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Juniper Webcraft Ltd.
http://juniperwebcraft.com 

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