I don't want to persuade the guy to change. I've long ago had my question answered, i.e. "why isn't there just a single attribute for each tag?", because it's been noted that there are indeed instances where there are two or more attributes which constitute a link in one tag.
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($_='jjjuuusssttt annootthheer
     pppeeerrrlll haaaccckkeer')=~y/a-z//s;print;
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