Index: gc_core/js/jsex_regex.js
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--- gc_core/js/jsex_regex.js
+++ gc_core/js/jsex_regex.js
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
                         // at the end of the pattern
                         m.start.push(this.lastIndex - m[i].length);
                         m.end.push(this.lastIndex);
                     } else if (codePos === "w") {
                         // word in the middle of the pattern
-                        iPos = m[0].search("[ ~’,()«»“”]"+m[i]+"[ ,’~()«»“”]") + 1 + m.index
+                        iPos = m[0].search("[ ’,()«»“”]"+m[i]+"[ ,’()«»“”]") + 1 + m.index
                         m.start.push(iPos);
                         m.end.push(iPos + m[i].length)
                     } else if (codePos === "*") {
                         // anywhere
                         iPos = m[0].indexOf(m[i]) + m.index;