Another Surprise "Typographer"

No, it’s not that I’ll put a wrench in my hands, but since there is such a goose ... I continue to use. Maybe someone else ran across this:

 <tr>
 <td> ... </ td>
 <td> 20 & quot; </ td>
 </ tr>
 <tr bgcolor = "f0f0f0">
 <td> ... </ td>
 <td> 20 & quot; </ td>
 </ tr>

Converted to

 <tr>
 <td> ... </ td>
 <td> 20 & laquo; </ td>
 </ tr>
 <tr bgcolor = "f0f0f0">
 <td> ... </ td>
 <td> 20 & raquo; </ td>
 </ tr>

Theoretically, as I understand it, quotes should not go from cell to cell, isn't it?