XHTML and quotes in code 2003

Anyone know any happy rebuttal to this grumpy comment from a developer?

The above phrase [target = "_self"] is enclosed inside a single-quoted parameter which is enclosed inside a double-quoted attribute value. It is thus a triply nested parameter value which (therefore) cannot be enclosed in quotes because XHTML-compliant HTML provides only two levels of quoting.

DEVELOPER COMMENT: This is an excellent example of perfectly good HTML which has no XHTML-compliant phrasing.

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XHTML and quotes in code

Anyone know any happy rebuttal to this grumpy comment from a developer?

The above phrase [target = "_self"] is enclosed inside a single-quoted parameter which is enclosed inside a double-quoted attribute value. It is thus a triply nested parameter value which (therefore) cannot be enclosed in quotes because XHTML-compliant HTML provides only two levels of quoting.

DEVELOPER COMMENT: This is an excellent example of perfectly good HTML which has no XHTML-compliant phrasing.

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