diff --git a/react/README.md b/react/README.md
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--- a/react/README.md
+++ b/react/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
   - Always use double quotes (`"`) for JSX attributes, but single quotes for all other JS.
 
   > Why? JSX attributes [can't contain escaped quotes](http://eslint.org/docs/rules/jsx-quotes), so double quotes make conjunctions like `"don't"` easier to type.
+  > Regular HTML attributes also typically use double quotes instead of single, so JSX attributes mirror this convention.
 
     ```javascript
     // bad