[uf-discuss] An Inconvenient hCard

[Paul Wilkins]

Andy Mabbett wrote:
> Ara Pehlivanian writes
>>
>>Voice Tél.: (514) 123-4567
>>Fax Téléc.: (514) 123-4568
> 
> 
>         <abbr class="type" title="voice">Tél<abbr>
> 
>         <abbr class="type" title="fax">Téléc<abbr>
> 
> Though there are concerns that that's an abuse of "abbr".

There is a possible alternative, inspired from 
http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard-faq#How_do_you_create_non_English_tooltips

<span class="type" title="Téléc">Fax</span>:

If abbr is considered to be too semantically incorrect, it's the only 
other currently viable method where the native language term is revealed 
in a tooltip.

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