[Touche]

That still wouldn't be semantic. Their only reason for existing is for layout. If html/css were semantic you could write all of your html first without thinking about style or layout and then go do the css after, but that's simply not possible today.

[spellboots]

I think you are using a different definition of "Semantic" - please provide a snippet of html you feel is semantic and I'll show how this approach can be used with it.