@@ -277,12 +277,10 @@
 
     def isValid (self, sWord):
         "checks if <sWord> is valid (different casing tested if the first letter is a capital)"
         if not sWord:
             return True
-        if "'" in sWord: # ugly hack
-            sWord = sWord.replace("'", "’")
         if self.lookup(sWord):
             return True
         if sWord[0:1].isupper():
             if len(sWord) > 1:
                 if sWord.istitle():