--- formatting.php	2012-07-26 15:53:37.700173343 -0400
+++ formatting.php	2012-07-26 15:59:28.691760781 -0400
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 			$cockney = $cockneyreplace = array();
 		}
 
-		$static_characters = array_merge( array( '---', ' -- ', '--', ' - ', 'xn&#8211;', '...', '``', '\'\'', ' (tm)' ), $cockney );
-		$static_replacements = array_merge( array( $em_dash, ' ' . $em_dash . ' ', $en_dash, ' ' . $en_dash . ' ', 'xn--', '&#8230;', $opening_quote, $closing_quote, ' &#8482;' ), $cockneyreplace );
+		$static_characters = array_merge( array( /*'---', ' -- ', '--', ' - ', 'xn&#8211;',*/ '...', '``', '\'\'', ' (tm)' ), $cockney );
+		$static_replacements = array_merge( array( /*$em_dash, ' ' . $em_dash . ' ', $en_dash, ' ' . $en_dash . ' ', 'xn--', */'&#8230;', $opening_quote, $closing_quote, ' &#8482;' ), $cockneyreplace );
 
 		$dynamic = array();
 		if ( "'" != $apos ) {
