Strict doctype - form and input element

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Published on 2010-06-05T23:51:27Z Indexed on 2010/06/06 0:12 UTC
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Does anyone know the reasoning behind the strict doctype not allowing input elements to be direct descendents of a form element. I find it annoying that i have to wrap a submit button which is a block level element inside another block level element say a fieldset or a div. However, I cannot find an answer anywhere as to why this actually is.

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