Display: inline-block is a hybrid of the two that is relatively new (but supported as far back as ie7 if you use the hack mentioned in another answer). With inline-block, you get the benefits of inline, in that you can you stick a bunch of things next to each other and have them all be centered (think of a nav where all nav items are all ... More @Wikipedia
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