CSS :: child set to change color on parent hover, but changes also when hovered itself

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Update

The below made sense for 2013. However, now, I would use the :not() selector as described below.

CSS can be overwritten.

DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/persianturtle/J4SUb/

Use this:

.parent {
  padding: 50px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

.parent span {
  position: absolute;
  top: 200px;
  padding: 30px;
  border: 10px solid green;
}

.parent:hover span {
  border: 10px solid red;
}

.parent span:hover {
  border: 10px solid green;
}

<a class="parent">
    Parent text
    <span>Child text</span>    
</a>

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