From 742360cd80e6f95d415a2539720a66a9f5cdd790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott O'Hara <scottaohara@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:55:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Editorial: revise redundant role declaration example (#482)

* Editorial: revise redundant role declaration example closes #478
* remove errant `;` closes #479
---
 html-aria/index.html | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/html-aria/index.html b/html-aria/index.html
index fd258b47d..659a6e31b 100644
--- a/html-aria/index.html
+++ b/html-aria/index.html
@@ -318,12 +318,11 @@ <h3>
           &lt;main role="Main">...&lt;/main>
         </pre>
         <p>
-          The following uses a `role=list` on an [^ul^] element. This is
-          generally unnecessary, because the `ul` element is implicitly exposed
-          as a `role=list`. However, some user agents suppress a list's
-          implicit ARIA semantics if list markers are removed. Authors can
-          use `role=list` to reinstate the role if necessary, though this
-          practice would generally not be recommended, otherwise.
+          The following uses a `role=list` on an [^ul^] element. As the `ul` element has an implicit role of `list`, 
+          explicitly adding the role would generally be considered redundant. However, some user agents suppress a list's
+          implicit ARIA semantics if the list markers are removed from the visual presentation of the list items. 
+          Generally the redundant declaration of an element's implicit role would not be recommended, but in specific situations
+          such as this, and where the role is necessary to expose, authors can explicitly add the role.
         </p>
         <pre class="HTML example" title="Redundant role on list">
           &lt;!-- Generally avoid doing this! -->
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ <h3>Adhere to the rules of ARIA</h3>
         </p>
         <pre class="HTML example" title="Do not specify elements as generic">
           &lt;!-- Avoid doing this! -->
-          &lt;article role="generic" ...>...&lt;/article>;
+          &lt;article role="generic" ...>...&lt;/article>
         </pre>
         <p>
           Additionally, ARIA specifically mentions in <a data-cite="wai-aria-1.2/#host_general_conflict">Conflicts with Host Language Semantics</a>