Re: [xml-dev] Don’t create elements with simple content and attributes

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Re: [xml-dev] Don’t create elements with simple content and attributes
>  I think Roger's point is that a cost, like a length or a mass, is meaningless without a unit.  "What does that cost?"  "Five."  "Five what?  Dollars, cents, dinars, zlotys, razbuckniks?"  

Doctor, how much time do I have?
Ten.
Ten? Ten what?
Nine.

mag

On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 8:27 AM Costello, Roger L. <[email protected]> wrote:

John Cowan wrote:

 

  • So he is arguing that the two components of a cost, the numeric part and the unit, each should be explicitly marked up.

 

Yes! That’s exactly what I am saying.

 

Thanks John for explaining it better than I could.

 

/Roger