[this] as a synonym for [this][]

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On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 01:08:40 -0500, Jelks Cabaniss <jelks at jelks.nu> wrote:

> I wrote:
>> For that matter, I think square brackets with other operators could
>> be used to advantage for a number of inline elements...
>>
>> 	[-del-] [+add+] ["cite"] [~span~]

What advantage does writing `[-text to be deleted-] [+text to be  
inserted+]` really have over writing `<del>text to be deleted</del>  
<ins>text to be inserted</ins>`? Is the one really any clearer than the  
other? I mean, Markdown *already* allows you to put inline HTML in. I'm  
pretty sure of how `*this*` improves on `<em>this</em>` when writing for  
the web; I'm not at all sure how replacements for `<cite>`, `<span>`, etc.  
do...

Cheers,
-C

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