diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php b/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
index 34cdffa0b7..eb742dac7d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name => $column_display_name ) {
 			if ( $thumb = wp_get_attachment_image( $post->ID, array(80, 60), true ) ) {
 ?>
 
-				<a href="media.php?action=edit&amp;attachment_id=<?php the_ID(); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $att_title)); ?>">
+				<a href="media.php?action=edit&amp;attachment_id=<?php the_ID(); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $att_title)); ?>">
 					<?php echo $thumb; ?>
 				</a>
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name => $column_display_name ) {
 
 	case 'media':
 		?>
-		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php echo $att_title; ?></a></strong><br />
+		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php echo $att_title; ?></a></strong><br />
 		<?php echo strtoupper(preg_replace('/^.*?\.(\w+)$/', '$1', get_attached_file($post->ID))); ?>
 		<p>
 		<?php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name => $column_display_name ) {
 			$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . get_edit_post_link($post->ID, true) . '">' . __('Edit') . '</a>';
 		if ( current_user_can('delete_post', $post->ID) )
 			$actions['delete'] = "<a class='submitdelete' href='" . wp_nonce_url("post.php?action=delete&amp;post=$post->ID", 'delete-post_' . $post->ID) . "' onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( ('draft' == $post->post_status) ? __("You are about to delete this attachment '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete.") : __("You are about to delete this attachment '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $post->post_title )) . "') ) { return true;}return false;\">" . __('Delete') . "</a>";
-		$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View "%s"'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
+		$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
 		$action_count = count($actions);
 		$i = 0;
 		echo '<div class="row-actions">';
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name => $column_display_name ) {
 	case 'actions':
 		?>
 		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>>
-		<a href="media.php?action=edit&amp;attachment_id=<?php the_ID(); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php _e('Edit'); ?></a> |
+		<a href="media.php?action=edit&amp;attachment_id=<?php the_ID(); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php _e('Edit'); ?></a> |
 		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php _e('Get permalink'); ?></a>
 		</td>
 		<?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/blogger.php b/wp-admin/import/blogger.php
index 9101bed6d6..8d119eab0e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/blogger.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/blogger.php
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class Blogger_Import {
 		$action   = __('The Magic Button');
 		$posts    = __('Posts');
 		$comments = __('Comments');
-		$noscript = __('This feature requires Javascript but it seems to be disabled. Please enable Javascript and then reload this page. Don\'t worry, you can turn it back off when you\'re done.');
+		$noscript = __('This feature requires Javascript but it seems to be disabled. Please enable Javascript and then reload this page. Don&#8217;t worry, you can turn it back off when you&#8217;re done.');
 
 		$interval = STATUS_INTERVAL * 1000;
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class Blogger_Import {
 			$this->save_vars();
 		}
 
-		$directions = __('All posts were imported with the current user as author. Use this form to move each Blogger user\'s posts to a different WordPress user. You may <a href="users.php">add users</a> and then return to this page and complete the user mapping. This form may be used as many times as you like until you activate the "Restart" function below.');
+		$directions = __('All posts were imported with the current user as author. Use this form to move each Blogger user&#8217;s posts to a different WordPress user. You may <a href="users.php">add users</a> and then return to this page and complete the user mapping. This form may be used as many times as you like until you activate the &#8220;Restart&#8221; function below.');
 		$heading = __('Author mapping');
 		$blogtitle = "{$blog['title']} ({$blog['host']})";
 		$mapthis = __('Blogger username');
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ class Blogger_Import {
 		$blog = (int) $_GET['blog'];
 		echo '<h1>'.__('Congratulations!').'</h1><p>'.__('Now that you have imported your Blogger blog into WordPress, what are you going to do? Here are some suggestions:').'</p><ul><li>'.__('That was hard work! Take a break.').'</li>';
 		if ( count($this->import['blogs']) > 1 )
-			echo '<li>'.__('In case you haven\'t done it already, you can import the posts from your other blogs:'). $this->show_blogs() . '</li>';
+			echo '<li>'.__('In case you haven&#8217;t done it already, you can import the posts from your other blogs:'). $this->show_blogs() . '</li>';
 		if ( $n = count($this->import['blogs'][$blog]['newusers']) )
 			echo '<li>'.sprintf(__('Go to <a href="%s" target="%s">Authors &amp; Users</a>, where you can modify the new user(s) or delete them. If you want to make all of the imported posts yours, you will be given that option when you delete the new authors.'), 'users.php', '_parent').'</li>';
 		echo '<li>'.__('For security, click the link below to reset this importer.').'</li>';
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/blogware.php b/wp-admin/import/blogware.php
index ee12e14802..500a08ba24 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/blogware.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/blogware.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class BW_Import {
 					return $post_id;
 				}
 				if (!$post_id) {
-					_e("Couldn't get post ID");
+					_e('Couldn&#8217;t get post ID');
 					echo '</li>';
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/dotclear.php b/wp-admin/import/dotclear.php
index 5655f8316d..5d52fd6c6f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/dotclear.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/dotclear.php
@@ -710,11 +710,11 @@ class Dotclear_Import {
 	{
 		echo '<p>'.__('Welcome to WordPress.  We hope (and expect!) that you will find this platform incredibly rewarding!  As a new WordPress user coming from DotClear, there are some things that we would like to point out.  Hopefully, they will help your transition go as smoothly as possible.').'</p>';
 		echo '<h3>'.__('Users').'</h3>';
-		echo '<p>'.sprintf(__('You have already setup WordPress and have been assigned an administrative login and password.  Forget it.  You didn\'t have that login in DotClear, why should you have it here?  Instead we have taken care to import all of your users into our system.  Unfortunately there is one downside.  Because both WordPress and DotClear uses a strong encryption hash with passwords, it is impossible to decrypt it and we are forced to assign temporary passwords to all your users.  <strong>Every user has the same username, but their passwords are reset to password123.</strong>  So <a href="%1$s">Login</a> and change it.'), '/wp-login.php').'</p>';
+		echo '<p>'.sprintf(__('You have already setup WordPress and have been assigned an administrative login and password.  Forget it.  You didn&#8217;t have that login in DotClear, why should you have it here?  Instead we have taken care to import all of your users into our system.  Unfortunately there is one downside.  Because both WordPress and DotClear uses a strong encryption hash with passwords, it is impossible to decrypt it and we are forced to assign temporary passwords to all your users.  <strong>Every user has the same username, but their passwords are reset to password123.</strong>  So <a href="%1$s">Login</a> and change it.'), '/wp-login.php').'</p>';
 		echo '<h3>'.__('Preserving Authors').'</h3>';
 		echo '<p>'.__('Secondly, we have attempted to preserve post authors.  If you are the only author or contributor to your blog, then you are safe.  In most cases, we are successful in this preservation endeavor.  However, if we cannot ascertain the name of the writer due to discrepancies between database tables, we assign it to you, the administrative user.').'</p>';
 		echo '<h3>'.__('Textile').'</h3>';
-		echo '<p>'.__('Also, since you\'re coming from DotClear, you probably have been using Textile to format your comments and posts.  If this is the case, we recommend downloading and installing <a href="http://www.huddledmasses.org/category/development/wordpress/textile/">Textile for WordPress</a>.  Trust me... You\'ll want it.').'</p>';
+		echo '<p>'.__('Also, since you&#8217;re coming from DotClear, you probably have been using Textile to format your comments and posts.  If this is the case, we recommend downloading and installing <a href="http://www.huddledmasses.org/category/development/wordpress/textile/">Textile for WordPress</a>.  Trust me&#8230; You&#8217;ll want it.').'</p>';
 		echo '<h3>'.__('WordPress Resources').'</h3>';
 		echo '<p>'.__('Finally, there are numerous WordPress resources around the internet.  Some of them are:').'</p>';
 		echo '<ul>';
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ class Dotclear_Import {
 		echo '<li>'.__('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/">The WordPress support forums</a>').'</li>';
 		echo '<li>'.__('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org">The Codex (In other words, the WordPress Bible)</a>').'</li>';
 		echo '</ul>';
-		echo '<p>'.sprintf(__('That\'s it! What are you waiting for? Go <a href="%1$s">login</a>!'), '../wp-login.php').'</p>';
+		echo '<p>'.sprintf(__('That&#8217;s it! What are you waiting for? Go <a href="%1$s">login</a>!'), '../wp-login.php').'</p>';
 	}
 
 	function db_form()
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/greymatter.php b/wp-admin/import/greymatter.php
index 2d54e139af..f16ec43571 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/greymatter.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/greymatter.php
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ class GM_Import {
 <td><input type="text" style="width:300px" name="archivespath" id="archivespath" value="/home/my/site/cgi-bin/greymatter/archives/" /></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td><label for="lastentry"><?php _e("Last entry's number:") ?></label></td>
+<td><label for="lastentry"><?php _e('Last entry&#8217;s number:') ?></label></td>
 <td><input type="text" name="lastentry" id="lastentry" value="00000001" /><br />
-	<?php _e("This importer will search for files 00000001.cgi to 000-whatever.cgi,<br />so you need to enter the number of the last GM post here.<br />(if you don't know that number, just log into your FTP and look it out<br />in the entries' folder)") ?></td>
+	<?php _e('This importer will search for files 00000001.cgi to 000-whatever.cgi,<br />so you need to enter the number of the last GM post here.<br />(if you don&#8217;t know that number, just log into your FTP and look it out<br />in the entries&#8217; folder)') ?></td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <p class="submit"><input type="submit" name="submit" class="button" value="<?php _ea('Start Importing') ?>" /></p>
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/livejournal.php b/wp-admin/import/livejournal.php
index 55d2443063..c5473adc1c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/livejournal.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/livejournal.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class LJ_API_Import {
 			</table>
 
 			<p><?php _e( 'If you have any entries on LiveJournal which are marked as private, they will be password-protected when they are imported so that only people who know the password can see them.' ) ?></p>
-			<p><?php _e( "If you don't enter a password, ALL ENTRIES from your LiveJournal will be imported as public posts in WordPress." ) ?></p>
+			<p><?php _e( 'If you don&#8217;t enter a password, ALL ENTRIES from your LiveJournal will be imported as public posts in WordPress.' ) ?></p>
 			<p><?php _e( 'Enter the password you would like to use for all protected entries here:' ) ?></p>
 			<table class="form-table">
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class LJ_API_Import {
 				return $post_id;
 			}
 			if ( !$post_id ) {
-				_e( "Couldn't get post ID (creating post failed!)" );
+				_e( 'Couldn&#8217;t get post ID (creating post failed!)' );
 				echo '</li>';
 				return new WP_Error( 'insert_post_failed', __( 'Failed to create post.' ) );
 			}
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ class LJ_API_Import {
 
 		echo '<div id="ljapi-status">';
 		echo '<h3>' . __( 'Importing Posts' ) . '</h3>';
-		echo '<p>' . __( "We're downloading and importing your LiveJournal posts..." ) . '</p>';
+		echo '<p>' . __( 'We&#8217;re downloading and importing your LiveJournal posts...' ) . '</p>';
 		if ( get_option( 'ljapi_post_batch' ) && count( get_option( 'ljapi_sync_item_times' ) ) ) {
 			$batch = count( get_option( 'ljapi_sync_item_times' ) );
 			$batch = $count > 300 ? ceil( $batch / 300 ) : 1;
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class LJ_API_Import {
 			if ( 406 == $this->ixr->getErrorCode() ) {
 				?>
 				<p><strong><?php _e( 'Uh oh &ndash; LiveJournal has disconnected us because we made too many requests to their servers too quickly.' ) ?></strong></p>
-				<p><strong><?php _e( "We've saved where you were up to though, so if you come back to this importer in about 30 minutes, you should be able to continue from where you were." ) ?></strong></p>
+				<p><strong><?php _e( 'We&#8217;ve saved where you were up to though, so if you come back to this importer in about 30 minutes, you should be able to continue from where you were.' ) ?></strong></p>
 				<?php
 				echo $this->next_step( 1, __( 'Try Again' ) );
 				return false;
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ class LJ_API_Import {
 			<?php $this->auto_ajax( 'ljapi-auto-repost', 'auto-message', 0 ); ?>
 		<?php
 		} else {
-			echo '<p>' . __( "Your posts have all been imported, but wait - there's more! Now we need to download &amp; import your comments." ) . '</p>';
+			echo '<p>' . __( 'Your posts have all been imported, but wait &#8211; there&#8217;s more! Now we need to download &amp; import your comments.' ) . '</p>';
 			echo $this->next_step( 2, __( 'Download my comments &raquo;' ) );
 			$this->auto_submit();
 		}
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/mt.php b/wp-admin/import/mt.php
index 64a745405e..fc10b63d8f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/mt.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/mt.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class MT_Import {
 		$this->header();
 ?>
 <div class="narrow">
-<p><?php _e('Howdy! We&#8217;re about to begin importing all of your Movable Type or Typepad entries into WordPress. To begin, either choose a file to upload and click "Upload file and import," or use FTP to upload your MT export file as <code>mt-export.txt</code> in your <code>/wp-content/</code> directory and then click "Import mt-export.txt"'); ?></p>
+<p><?php _e('Howdy! We&#8217;re about to begin importing all of your Movable Type or Typepad entries into WordPress. To begin, either choose a file to upload and click &#8220;Upload file and import&#8221;, or use FTP to upload your MT export file as <code>mt-export.txt</code> in your <code>/wp-content/</code> directory and then click "Import mt-export.txt"'); ?></p>
 
 <?php wp_import_upload_form( add_query_arg('step', 1) ); ?>
 <form method="post" action="<?php echo attr(add_query_arg('step', 1)); ?>" class="import-upload-form">
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MT_Import {
 <input type="submit" class="button" value="<?php _ea('Import mt-export.txt'); ?>" />
 </p>
 </form>
-<p><?php _e('The importer is smart enough not to import duplicates, so you can run this multiple times without worry if&#8212;for whatever reason&#8212;it doesn\'t finish. If you get an <strong>out of memory</strong> error try splitting up the import file into pieces.'); ?> </p>
+<p><?php _e('The importer is smart enough not to import duplicates, so you can run this multiple times without worry if&#8212;for whatever reason&#8212;it doesn&#8217;t finish. If you get an <strong>out of memory</strong> error try splitting up the import file into pieces.'); ?> </p>
 </div>
 <?php
 		$this->footer();
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ class MT_Import {
 <div class="wrap">
 <?php screen_icon(); ?>
 <h2><?php _e('Assign Authors'); ?></h2>
-<p><?php _e('To make it easier for you to edit and save the imported posts and drafts, you may want to change the name of the author of the posts. For example, you may want to import all the entries as admin\'s entries.'); ?></p>
+<p><?php _e('To make it easier for you to edit and save the imported posts and drafts, you may want to change the name of the author of the posts. For example, you may want to import all the entries as admin&#8217;s entries.'); ?></p>
 <p><?php _e('Below, you can see the names of the authors of the MovableType posts in <em>italics</em>. For each of these names, you can either pick an author in your WordPress installation from the menu, or enter a name for the author in the textbox.'); ?></p>
-<p><?php _e('If a new user is created by WordPress, a password will be randomly generated. Manually change the user\'s details if necessary.'); ?></p>
+<p><?php _e('If a new user is created by WordPress, a password will be randomly generated. Manually change the user&#8217;s details if necessary.'); ?></p>
 	<?php
 
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/rss.php b/wp-admin/import/rss.php
index 832396f50e..9a85df36b4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/rss.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/rss.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class RSS_Import {
 				if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) )
 					return $post_id;
 				if (!$post_id) {
-					_e("Couldn't get post ID");
+					_e('Couldn&#8217;t get post ID');
 					return;
 				}
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php b/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
index 69334b339a..049d5a57fa 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class WP_Import {
 <p><?php _e('To make it easier for you to edit and save the imported posts and drafts, you may want to change the name of the author of the posts. For example, you may want to import all the entries as <code>admin</code>s entries.'); ?></p>
 <?php
 	if ( $this->allow_create_users() ) {
-		echo '<p>'.__('If a new user is created by WordPress, a password will be randomly generated. Manually change the user\'s details if necessary.')."</p>\n";
+		echo '<p>'.__('If a new user is created by WordPress, a password will be randomly generated. Manually change the user&#8217;s details if necessary.')."</p>\n";
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/import/wp-cat2tag.php b/wp-admin/import/wp-cat2tag.php
index be37b0286d..86385b3629 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/wp-cat2tag.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/wp-cat2tag.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function check_all_rows() {
 			screen_icon();
 			echo '<h2>' . sprintf( _n( 'Convert Tag to Category.', 'Convert Tags (%d) to Categories.', $tags_num ), $tags_num ) . '</h2>';
 			echo '<div class="narrow">';
-			echo '<p>' . __('Here you can selectively converts existing tags to categories. To get started, check the tags you wish to be converted, then click the Convert button.') . '</p>';
+			echo '<p>' . __('Here you can selectively convert existing tags to categories. To get started, check the tags you wish to be converted, then click the Convert button.') . '</p>';
 			echo '<p>' . __('The newly created categories will still be associated with the same posts.') . '</p></div>';
 
 			$this->tags_form();
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function check_all_tagrows() {
 			$cat_id = (int) $cat_id;
 
 			if ( ! $this->_category_exists($cat_id) ) {
-				echo '<li>' . sprintf( __('Category %s doesn\'t exist!'),  $cat_id ) . "</li>\n";
+				echo '<li>' . sprintf( __('Category %s doesn&#8217;t exist!'),  $cat_id ) . "</li>\n";
 			} else {
 				$category =& get_category($cat_id);
 				echo '<li>' . sprintf(__('Converting category <strong>%s</strong> ... '),  $category->name);
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ function check_all_tagrows() {
 				echo __('Converted successfully.') . "</li>\n";
 
 			} else {
-				printf( '<li>' . __('Tag #%s doesn\'t exist!') . "</li>\n",  $tag_id );
+				printf( '<li>' . __('Tag #%s doesn&#8217;t exist!') . "</li>\n",  $tag_id );
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
index 191511cbcd..e06ce599e6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
@@ -936,8 +936,8 @@ class Theme_Installer_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 		$activate_link = wp_nonce_url("themes.php?action=activate&amp;template=" . urlencode($template) . "&amp;stylesheet=" . urlencode($stylesheet), 'switch-theme_' . $template);
 
 		$install_actions = array(
-			'preview' => '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>',
-			'activate' => '<a href="' . $activate_link .  '" class="activatelink" title="' . attr( sprintf( __('Activate "%s"'), $name ) ) . '">' . __('Activate') . '</a>'
+			'preview' => '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>',
+			'activate' => '<a href="' . $activate_link .  '" class="activatelink" title="' . attr( sprintf( __('Activate &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name ) ) . '">' . __('Activate') . '</a>'
 							);
 
 		if ( $this->type == 'web' )
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@ class Theme_Upgrader_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 		$activate_link = wp_nonce_url("themes.php?action=activate&amp;template=" . urlencode($template) . "&amp;stylesheet=" . urlencode($stylesheet), 'switch-theme_' . $template);
 
 		$update_actions =  array(
-			'preview' => '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>',
-			'activate' => '<a href="' . $activate_link .  '" class="activatelink" title="' . attr( sprintf( __('Activate "%s"'), $name ) ) . '">' . __('Activate') . '</a>',
+			'preview' => '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>',
+			'activate' => '<a href="' . $activate_link .  '" class="activatelink" title="' . attr( sprintf( __('Activate &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name ) ) . '">' . __('Activate') . '</a>',
 			'themes_page' => '<a href="' . admin_url('themes.php') . '" title="' . attr(__('Return to Themes page')) . '" target="_parent">' . __('Return to Themes page') . '</a>',
 		);
 		if ( ( ! $this->result || is_wp_error($this->result) ) || $stylesheet == get_stylesheet() )
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 49c1273030..3e227220ad 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_drafts( $drafts = false ) {
 		foreach ( $drafts as $draft ) {
 			$url = get_edit_post_link( $draft->ID );
 			$title = _draft_or_post_title( $draft->ID );
-			$item = "<h4><a href='$url' title='" . sprintf( __( 'Edit "%s"' ), attr( $title ) ) . "'>$title</a> <abbr title='" . get_the_time(__('Y/m/d g:i:s A'), $draft) . "'>" . get_the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ), $draft ) . '</abbr></h4>';
+			$item = "<h4><a href='$url' title='" . sprintf( __( 'Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;' ), attr( $title ) ) . "'>$title</a> <abbr title='" . get_the_time(__('Y/m/d g:i:s A'), $draft) . "'>" . get_the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ), $draft ) . '</abbr></h4>';
 			if ( $the_content = preg_split( '#\s#', strip_tags( $draft->post_content ), 11, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY ) )
 				$item .= '<p>' . join( ' ', array_slice( $the_content, 0, 10 ) ) . ( 10 < count( $the_content ) ? '&hellip;' : '' ) . '</p>';
 			$list[] = $item;
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index ad8d113974..a5d2ae408e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function validate_file_to_edit( $file, $allowed_files = '' ) {
 
 	switch ( $code ) {
 		case 1 :
-			wp_die( __('Sorry, can&#8217;t edit files with ".." in the name. If you are trying to edit a file in your WordPress home directory, you can just type the name of the file in.' ));
+			wp_die( __('Sorry, can&#8217;t edit files with &#8220;..&#8221; in the name. If you are trying to edit a file in your WordPress home directory, you can just type the name of the file in.' ));
 
 		case 2 :
 			wp_die( __('Sorry, can&#8217;t call files with their real path.' ));
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/image.php b/wp-admin/includes/image.php
index 4ce468f703..c0632ac5c2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/image.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/image.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function wp_load_image( $file ) {
 		$file = get_attached_file( $file );
 
 	if ( ! file_exists( $file ) )
-		return sprintf(__("File '%s' doesn't exist?"), $file);
+		return sprintf(__('File &#8220;%s&#8221; doesn&#8217;t exist?'), $file);
 
 	if ( ! function_exists('imagecreatefromstring') )
 		return __('The GD image library is not installed.');
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function wp_load_image( $file ) {
 	$image = imagecreatefromstring( file_get_contents( $file ) );
 
 	if ( !is_resource( $image ) )
-		return sprintf(__("File '%s' is not an image."), $file);
+		return sprintf(__('File &#8220;%s&#8221; is not an image.'), $file);
 
 	return $image;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index 0a900d8db7..bba0e2f1ac 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ function type_url_form_image() {
 
 	if ( apply_filters( 'disable_captions', '' ) ) {
 		$alt = __('Alternate Text');
-		$alt_help = __('Alt text for the image, e.g. "The Mona Lisa"');
+		$alt_help = __('Alt text for the image, e.g. &#8220;The Mona Lisa&#8221;');
 	} else {
 		$alt = __('Image Caption');
 		$alt_help = __('Also used as alternate text for the image');
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ function type_url_form_audio() {
 			</th>
 			<td class="field"><input id="insertonly[title]" name="insertonly[title]" value="" type="text" aria-required="true"></td>
 		</tr>
-		<tr><td></td><td class="help">' . __('Link text, e.g. "Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton"') . '</td></tr>
+		<tr><td></td><td class="help">' . __('Link text, e.g. &#8220;Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton&#8221;') . '</td></tr>
 		<tr>
 			<td></td>
 			<td>
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ function type_url_form_video() {
 			</th>
 			<td class="field"><input id="insertonly[title]" name="insertonly[title]" value="" type="text" aria-required="true"></td>
 		</tr>
-		<tr><td></td><td class="help">' . __('Link text, e.g. "Lucy on YouTube"') . '</td></tr>
+		<tr><td></td><td class="help">' . __('Link text, e.g. &#8220;Lucy on YouTube&#8220;') . '</td></tr>
 		<tr>
 			<td></td>
 			<td>
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ function type_url_form_file() {
 			</th>
 			<td class="field"><input id="insertonly[title]" name="insertonly[title]" value="" type="text" aria-required="true"></td>
 		</tr>
-		<tr><td></td><td class="help">' . __('Link text, e.g. "Ransom Demands (PDF)"') . '</td></tr>
+		<tr><td></td><td class="help">' . __('Link text, e.g. &#8220;Ransom Demands (PDF)&#8221;') . '</td></tr>
 		<tr>
 			<td></td>
 			<td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 94466a9460..9133bed9bb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function _cat_row( $category, $level, $name_override = false ) {
 	$name = ( $name_override ? $name_override : $pad . ' ' . $category->name );
 	$edit_link = "categories.php?action=edit&amp;cat_ID=$category->term_id";
 	if ( current_user_can( 'manage_categories' ) ) {
-		$edit = "<a class='row-title' href='$edit_link' title='" . attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $category->name)) . "'>" . attr( $name ) . '</a><br />';
+		$edit = "<a class='row-title' href='$edit_link' title='" . attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $category->name)) . "'>" . attr( $name ) . '</a><br />';
 		$actions = array();
 		$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . $edit_link . '">' . __('Edit') . '</a>';
 		$actions['inline hide-if-no-js'] = '<a href="#" class="editinline">' . __('Quick&nbsp;Edit') . '</a>';
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function link_cat_row( $category, $name_override = false ) {
 	$name = ( $name_override ? $name_override : $category->name );
 	$edit_link = "link-category.php?action=edit&amp;cat_ID=$category->term_id";
 	if ( current_user_can( 'manage_categories' ) ) {
-		$edit = "<a class='row-title' href='$edit_link' title='" . attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $category->name)) . "'>$name</a><br />";
+		$edit = "<a class='row-title' href='$edit_link' title='" . attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $category->name)) . "'>$name</a><br />";
 		$actions = array();
 		$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . $edit_link . '">' . __('Edit') . '</a>';
 		$actions['inline hide-if-no-js'] = '<a href="#" class="editinline">' . __('Quick&nbsp;Edit') . '</a>';
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ function _tag_row( $tag, $class = '', $taxonomy = 'post_tag' ) {
 					$out .= '<th scope="row" class="check-column"> <input type="checkbox" name="delete_tags[]" value="' . $tag->term_id . '" /></th>';
 					break;
 				case 'name':
-					$out .= '<td ' . $attributes . '><strong><a class="row-title" href="' . $edit_link . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $name)) . '">' . $name . '</a></strong><br />';
+					$out .= '<td ' . $attributes . '><strong><a class="row-title" href="' . $edit_link . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name)) . '">' . $name . '</a></strong><br />';
 					$actions = array();
 					$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . $edit_link . '">' . __('Edit') . '</a>';
 					$actions['inline hide-if-no-js'] = '<a href="#" class="editinline">' . __('Quick&nbsp;Edit') . '</a>';
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ function _post_row($a_post, $pending_comments, $mode) {
 		case 'title':
 			$attributes = 'class="post-title column-title"' . $style;
 		?>
-		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><?php if ( current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID ) ) { ?><a class="row-title" href="<?php echo $edit_link; ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $title)); ?>"><?php echo $title ?></a><?php } else { echo $title; }; _post_states($post); ?></strong>
+		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><?php if ( current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID ) ) { ?><a class="row-title" href="<?php echo $edit_link; ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)); ?>"><?php echo $title ?></a><?php } else { echo $title; }; _post_states($post); ?></strong>
 		<?php
 			if ( 'excerpt' == $mode )
 				the_excerpt();
@@ -1449,9 +1449,9 @@ function _post_row($a_post, $pending_comments, $mode) {
 			}
 			if ( in_array($post->post_status, array('pending', 'draft')) ) {
 				if ( current_user_can('edit_post', $post->ID) )
-					$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
+					$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
 			} else {
-				$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View "%s"'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
+				$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
 			}
 			$actions = apply_filters('post_row_actions', $actions, $post);
 			$action_count = count($actions);
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 		$attributes = 'class="post-title page-title column-title"' . $style;
 		$edit_link = get_edit_post_link( $page->ID );
 		?>
-		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><?php if ( current_user_can( 'edit_post', $page->ID ) ) { ?><a class="row-title" href="<?php echo $edit_link; ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $title)); ?>"><?php echo $pad; echo $title ?></a><?php } else { echo $pad; echo $title; }; _post_states($page); echo isset($parent_name) ? ' | ' . __('Parent Page: ') . wp_specialchars($parent_name) : ''; ?></strong>
+		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><strong><?php if ( current_user_can( 'edit_post', $page->ID ) ) { ?><a class="row-title" href="<?php echo $edit_link; ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)); ?>"><?php echo $pad; echo $title ?></a><?php } else { echo $pad; echo $title; }; _post_states($page); echo isset($parent_name) ? ' | ' . __('Parent Page: ') . wp_specialchars($parent_name) : ''; ?></strong>
 		<?php
 		$actions = array();
 		if ( current_user_can('edit_page', $page->ID) ) {
@@ -1662,9 +1662,9 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 		}
 		if ( in_array($post->post_status, array('pending', 'draft')) ) {
 			if ( current_user_can('edit_page', $page->ID) )
-				$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
+				$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
 		} else {
-			$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View "%s"'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
+			$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
 		}
 		$actions = apply_filters('page_row_actions', $actions, $page);
 		$action_count = count($actions);
@@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@ function screen_meta($screen) {
 	$contextual_help = '';
 	if ( isset($_wp_contextual_help[$screen]) ) {
 		if ( !empty($title) )
-			$contextual_help .= '<h5>' . sprintf(__('Get help with "%s"'), $title) . '</h5>';
+			$contextual_help .= '<h5>' . sprintf(__('Get help with &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title) . '</h5>';
 		else
 			$contextual_help .= '<h5>' . __('Get help with this page') . '</h5>';
 		$contextual_help .= '<div class="metabox-prefs">' . $_wp_contextual_help[$screen] . "</div>\n";
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/theme-install.php b/wp-admin/includes/theme-install.php
index c6ebbca3ab..f137cbbe45 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/theme-install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/theme-install.php
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ function display_theme($theme, $actions = null, $show_details = true) {
 	if ( !is_array($actions) ) {
 		$actions = array();
 		$actions[] = '<a href="' . admin_url('theme-install.php?tab=theme-information&amp;theme=' . $theme->slug .
-										'&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;tbWidth=500&amp;tbHeight=350') . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview onclick" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Install "%s"'), $name)) . '">' . __('Install') . '</a>';
-		$actions[] = '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview onclick previewlink" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
+										'&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;tbWidth=500&amp;tbHeight=350') . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview onclick" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Install &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name)) . '">' . __('Install') . '</a>';
+		$actions[] = '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview onclick previewlink" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
 		$actions = apply_filters('theme_install_action_links', $actions, $theme);
 	}
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function display_theme($theme, $actions = null, $show_details = true) {
 	?>
 <a class='thickbox thickbox-preview screenshot'
 	href='<? echo clean_url($preview_link); ?>'
-	title='<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $name)); ?>'>
+	title='<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $name)); ?>'>
 <img src='<?php echo clean_url($theme->screenshot_url); ?>' width='150' />
 </a>
 <h3><?php echo $name ?></h3>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/user.php b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
index 652b70ce4d..e9f96796b7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function edit_user( $user_id = 0 ) {
 	if ( empty ( $user->user_email ) ) {
 		$errors->add( 'empty_email', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Please enter an e-mail address.' ), array( 'form-field' => 'email' ) );
 	} elseif (!is_email( $user->user_email ) ) {
-		$errors->add( 'invalid_email', __( "<strong>ERROR</strong>: The e-mail address isn't correct." ), array( 'form-field' => 'email' ) );
+		$errors->add( 'invalid_email', __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: The e-mail address isn&#8217;t correct.' ), array( 'form-field' => 'email' ) );
 	} elseif ( ( $owner_id = email_exists($user->user_email) ) && $owner_id != $user->ID ) {
 		$errors->add( 'email_exists', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: This email is already registered, please choose another one.'), array( 'form-field' => 'email' ) );
 	}
diff --git a/wp-admin/install.php b/wp-admin/install.php
index 370c34b190..ce3b7beeeb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/install.php
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ switch($step) {
 	  display_header();
 ?>
 <h1><?php _e('Welcome'); ?></h1>
-<p><?php printf(__('Welcome to the famous five minute WordPress installation process! You may want to browse the <a href="%s">ReadMe documentation</a> at your leisure.  Otherwise, just fill in the information below and you\'ll be on your way to using the most extendable and powerful personal publishing platform in the world.'), '../readme.html'); ?></p>
+<p><?php printf(__('Welcome to the famous five minute WordPress installation process! You may want to browse the <a href="%s">ReadMe documentation</a> at your leisure.  Otherwise, just fill in the information below and you&#8217;ll be on your way to using the most extendable and powerful personal publishing platform in the world.'), '../readme.html'); ?></p>
 <!--<h2 class="step"><a href="install.php?step=1"><?php _e('First Step'); ?></a></h2>-->
 
 <h1><?php _e('Information needed'); ?></h1>
-<p><?php _e("Please provide the following information.  Don't worry, you can always change these settings later."); ?></p>
+<p><?php _e('Please provide the following information.  Don&#8217;t worry, you can always change these settings later.'); ?></p>
 
 
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/link-manager.php b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
index b676ba4147..8dff2b6a18 100644
--- a/wp-admin/link-manager.php
+++ b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ if ( $links ) {
 					break;
 				case 'name':
 
-					echo "<td $attributes><strong><a class='row-title' href='$edit_link' title='" . attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $link->link_name)) . "'>$link->link_name</a></strong><br />";
+					echo "<td $attributes><strong><a class='row-title' href='$edit_link' title='" . attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $link->link_name)) . "'>$link->link_name</a></strong><br />";
 					$actions = array();
 					$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . $edit_link . '">' . __('Edit') . '</a>';
 					$actions['delete'] = "<a class='submitdelete' href='" . wp_nonce_url("link.php?action=delete&amp;link_id=$link->link_id", 'delete-bookmark_' . $link->link_id) . "' onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( __("You are about to delete this link '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $link->link_name )) . "') ) { return true;}return false;\">" . __('Delete') . "</a>";
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
index 6899961d75..367a45142b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ printf( __('Comments should be displayed with the %s comments at the top of each
 <td><fieldset><legend class="invisible"><?php _e('Comment Moderation') ?></legend>
 <p><label for="comment_max_links"><?php printf(__('Hold a comment in the queue if it contains %s or more links. (A common characteristic of comment spam is a large number of hyperlinks.)'), '<input name="comment_max_links" type="text" id="comment_max_links" value="' . attr(get_option('comment_max_links')) . '" class="small-text" />' ) ?></label></p>
 
-<p><label for="moderation_keys"><?php _e('When a comment contains any of these words in its content, name, URL, e-mail, or IP, it will be held in the <a href="edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated">moderation queue</a>. One word or IP per line. It will match inside words, so "press" will match "WordPress".') ?></label></p>
+<p><label for="moderation_keys"><?php _e('When a comment contains any of these words in its content, name, URL, e-mail, or IP, it will be held in the <a href="edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated">moderation queue</a>. One word or IP per line. It will match inside words, so &#8220;press&#8221; will match &#8220;WordPress&#8221;.') ?></label></p>
 <p>
 <textarea name="moderation_keys" rows="10" cols="50" id="moderation_keys" class="large-text code"><?php form_option('moderation_keys'); ?></textarea>
 </p>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ printf( __('Comments should be displayed with the %s comments at the top of each
 <tr valign="top">
 <th scope="row"><?php _e('Comment Blacklist') ?></th>
 <td><fieldset><legend class="invisible"><?php _e('Comment Blacklist') ?></legend>
-<p><label for="blacklist_keys"><?php _e('When a comment contains any of these words in its content, name, URL, e-mail, or IP, it will be marked as spam. One word or IP per line. It will match inside words, so "press" will match "WordPress".') ?></label></p>
+<p><label for="blacklist_keys"><?php _e('When a comment contains any of these words in its content, name, URL, e-mail, or IP, it will be marked as spam. One word or IP per line. It will match inside words, so &#8220;press&#8221; will match &#8220;WordPress&#8221;.') ?></label></p>
 <p>
 <textarea name="blacklist_keys" rows="10" cols="50" id="blacklist_keys" class="large-text code"><?php form_option('blacklist_keys'); ?></textarea>
 </p>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-general.php b/wp-admin/options-general.php
index 3d28440fb8..b2d38ee997 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if (empty($tzstring)) { // set the Etc zone if no timezone string exists
 	checked( $custom );
 	echo '/> ' . __('Custom:') . ' </label><input type="text" name="date_format_custom" value="' . attr( get_option('date_format') ) . '" class="small-text" /> ' . date_i18n( get_option('date_format') ) . "\n";
 
-	echo "\t<p>" . __('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time">Documentation on date formatting</a>. Click &quot;Save Changes&quot; to update sample output.') . "</p>\n";
+	echo "\t<p>" . __('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time">Documentation on date formatting</a>. Click &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; to update sample output.') . "</p>\n";
 ?>
 	</fieldset>
 </td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-writing.php b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
index 8eeac3a463..c701920de7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-writing.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ wp_dropdown_categories(array('hide_empty' => 0, 'name' => 'default_email_categor
 
 <?php else : ?>
 
-	<p><?php printf(__('WordPress is not notifying any <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Update_Services">Update Services</a> because of your blog\'s <a href="%s">privacy settings</a>.'), 'options-privacy.php'); ?></p>
+	<p><?php printf(__('WordPress is not notifying any <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Update_Services">Update Services</a> because of your blog&#8217;s <a href="%s">privacy settings</a>.'), 'options-privacy.php'); ?></p>
 
 <?php endif; ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/page.php b/wp-admin/page.php
index deb218af14..4fe87b1e17 100644
--- a/wp-admin/page.php
+++ b/wp-admin/page.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ case 'edit':
 	$page_ID = $post_ID = $p = (int) $_GET['post'];
 	$post = get_post_to_edit($page_ID);
 
-	if ( empty($post->ID) ) wp_die( __("You attempted to edit a page that doesn't exist. Perhaps it was deleted?") );
+	if ( empty($post->ID) ) wp_die( __('You attempted to edit a page that doesn&#8217;t exist. Perhaps it was deleted?') );
 
 	if ( 'page' != $post->post_type ) {
 		wp_redirect( get_edit_post_link( $post_ID, 'url' ) );
diff --git a/wp-admin/post.php b/wp-admin/post.php
index 3660b80e74..86f577905c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/post.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ case 'edit':
 	$post_ID = $p = (int) $_GET['post'];
 	$post = get_post($post_ID);
 
-	if ( empty($post->ID) ) wp_die( __("You attempted to edit a post that doesn't exist. Perhaps it was deleted?") );
+	if ( empty($post->ID) ) wp_die( __('You attempted to edit a post that doesn&#8217;t exist. Perhaps it was deleted?') );
 
 	if ( 'post' != $post->post_type ) {
 		wp_redirect( get_edit_post_link( $post->ID, 'url' ) );
diff --git a/wp-admin/themes.php b/wp-admin/themes.php
index 0d9f167a73..01b5714825 100644
--- a/wp-admin/themes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/themes.php
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ foreach ( $cols as $col => $theme_name ) {
 	$parent_theme = $themes[$theme_name]['Parent Theme'];
 	$preview_link = clean_url( get_option('home') . '/');
 	$preview_link = htmlspecialchars( add_query_arg( array('preview' => 1, 'template' => $template, 'stylesheet' => $stylesheet, 'TB_iframe' => 'true' ), $preview_link ) );
-	$preview_text = attr( sprintf( __('Preview of "%s"'), $title ) );
+	$preview_text = attr( sprintf( __('Preview of &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title ) );
 	$tags = $themes[$theme_name]['Tags'];
 	$thickbox_class = 'thickbox thickbox-preview';
 	$activate_link = wp_nonce_url("themes.php?action=activate&amp;template=".urlencode($template)."&amp;stylesheet=".urlencode($stylesheet), 'switch-theme_' . $template);
-	$activate_text = attr( sprintf( __('Activate "%s"'), $title ) );
+	$activate_text = attr( sprintf( __('Activate &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title ) );
 	$actions = array();
 	$actions[] = '<a href="' . $activate_link .  '" class="activatelink" title="' . $activate_text . '">' . __('Activate') . '</a>';
-	$actions[] = '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview "%s"'), $theme_name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
+	$actions[] = '<a href="' . $preview_link . '" class="thickbox thickbox-preview" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('Preview &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $theme_name)) . '">' . __('Preview') . '</a>';
 	if ( current_user_can('update_themes') )
 		$actions[] = '<a class="submitdelete deletion" href="' . wp_nonce_url("themes.php?action=delete&amp;template=$stylesheet", 'delete-theme_' . $stylesheet) . '" onclick="' . "if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( __("You are about to delete this theme '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $theme_name )) . "') ) {return true;}return false;" . '">' . __('Delete') . '</a>';
 	$actions = apply_filters('theme_action_links', $actions, $themes[$theme_name]);
diff --git a/wp-admin/upload.php b/wp-admin/upload.php
index a9e71c3314..a9d52af3ea 100644
--- a/wp-admin/upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/upload.php
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ foreach ($arc_result as $arc_row) {
 
 		<td class="media-icon"><?php
 		if ( $thumb = wp_get_attachment_image( $post->ID, array(80, 60), true ) ) { ?>
-			<a href="media.php?action=edit&amp;attachment_id=<?php echo $post->ID; ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php echo $thumb; ?></a>
+			<a href="media.php?action=edit&amp;attachment_id=<?php echo $post->ID; ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php echo $thumb; ?></a>
 <?php	} ?></td>
 
-		<td class="media column-media"><strong><a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit "%s"'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php echo $att_title; ?></a></strong><br />
+		<td class="media column-media"><strong><a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ); ?>" title="<?php echo attr(sprintf(__('Edit &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $att_title)); ?>"><?php echo $att_title; ?></a></strong><br />
 		<?php echo strtoupper(preg_replace('/^.*?\.(\w+)$/', '$1', get_attached_file($post->ID))); ?>
 
 		<div class="row-actions">
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ foreach ($arc_result as $arc_row) {
 			$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . get_edit_post_link($post->ID, true) . '">' . __('Edit') . '</a>';
 		if ( current_user_can('delete_post', $post->ID) )
 			$actions['delete'] = "<a class='submitdelete' href='" . wp_nonce_url("post.php?action=delete&amp;post=$post->ID", 'delete-post_' . $post->ID) . "' onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( ('draft' == $post->post_status) ? __("You are about to delete this attachment '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete.") : __("You are about to delete this attachment '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $post->post_title )) . "') ) { return true;}return false;\">" . __('Delete') . "</a>";
-		$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View "%s"'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
+		$actions['view'] = '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '" title="' . attr(sprintf(__('View &#8220;%s&#8221;'), $title)) . '" rel="permalink">' . __('View') . '</a>';
 		if ( current_user_can('edit_post', $post->ID) )
 			$actions['attach'] = '<a href="#the-list" onclick="findPosts.open(\'media[]\',\''.$post->ID.'\');return false;">'.__('Attach').'</a>';
 		$actions = apply_filters( 'media_row_actions', $actions, $post );
diff --git a/wp-admin/users.php b/wp-admin/users.php
index a297d461b2..d83fe9a672 100644
--- a/wp-admin/users.php
+++ b/wp-admin/users.php
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ default:
 			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('Changed roles.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		case 'err_admin_role':
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __("The current user's role must have user editing capabilities.") . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __('The current user&#8217;s role must have user editing capabilities.') . '</p></div>';
 			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('Other user roles have been changed.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		case 'err_admin_del':
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __("You can't delete the current user.") . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __('You can&#8217;t delete the current user.') . '</p></div>';
 			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('Other users have been deleted.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/author-template.php b/wp-includes/author-template.php
index eee78132c2..99e170794b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/author-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/author-template.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {
  */
 function the_author_link() {
 	if (get_the_author_url()) {
-		echo '<a href="' . get_the_author_url() . '" title="' . sprintf(__("Visit %s's website"), get_the_author()) . '" rel="external">' . get_the_author() . '</a>';
+		echo '<a href="' . get_the_author_url() . '" title="' . sprintf(__("Visit %s&#8217;s website"), get_the_author()) . '" rel="external">' . get_the_author() . '</a>';
 	} else {
 		the_author();
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index 8c65eb7ff8..d61b0358fc 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ function wp_allow_comment($commentdata) {
 	$dupe .= ") AND comment_content = '$comment_content' LIMIT 1";
 	if ( $wpdb->get_var($dupe) ) {
 		if ( defined('DOING_AJAX') )
-			die( __('Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you\'ve already said that!') );
+			die( __('Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you&#8217;ve already said that!') );
 
-		wp_die( __('Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you\'ve already said that!') );
+		wp_die( __('Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you&#8217;ve already said that!') );
 	}
 
 	do_action( 'check_comment_flood', $comment_author_IP, $comment_author_email, $comment_date_gmt );
diff --git a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index a4b86d25e4..1bd108c843 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 class WP_Widget_Pages extends WP_Widget {
 
 	function WP_Widget_Pages() {
-		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_pages', 'description' => __( "Your blog's WordPress Pages") );
+		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_pages', 'description' => __( 'Your blog&#8217;s WordPress Pages') );
 		$this->WP_Widget('pages', __('Pages'), $widget_ops);
 	}
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Search extends WP_Widget {
 class WP_Widget_Archives extends WP_Widget {
 
 	function WP_Widget_Archives() {
-		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_archive', 'description' => __( "A monthly archive of your blog's posts") );
+		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_archive', 'description' => __( 'A monthly archive of your blog&#8217;s posts') );
 		$this->WP_Widget('archives', __('Archives'), $widget_ops);
 	}
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Meta extends WP_Widget {
 class WP_Widget_Calendar extends WP_Widget {
 
 	function WP_Widget_Calendar() {
-		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_calendar', 'description' => __( "A calendar of your blog's posts") );
+		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_calendar', 'description' => __( 'A calendar of your blog&#8217;s posts') );
 		$this->WP_Widget('calendar', __('Calendar'), $widget_ops);
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 3fee35fa9a..a38ac4f8d1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -2239,48 +2239,48 @@ function wp_explain_nonce( $action ) {
 		$noun = $matches[2];
 
 		$trans = array();
-		$trans['update']['attachment'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this attachment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
+		$trans['update']['attachment'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this attachment: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
 
 		$trans['add']['category']      = array( __( 'Your attempt to add this category has failed.' ), false );
-		$trans['delete']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this category: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_cat_name' );
-		$trans['update']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this category: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_cat_name' );
+		$trans['delete']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this category: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_cat_name' );
+		$trans['update']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this category: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_cat_name' );
 
-		$trans['delete']['comment']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this comment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['unapprove']['comment'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to unapprove this comment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['approve']['comment']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to approve this comment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['update']['comment']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this comment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['delete']['comment']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this comment: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['unapprove']['comment'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to unapprove this comment: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['approve']['comment']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to approve this comment: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['update']['comment']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this comment: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
 		$trans['bulk']['comments']     = array( __( 'Your attempt to bulk modify comments has failed.' ), false );
 		$trans['moderate']['comments'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to moderate comments has failed.' ), false );
 
 		$trans['add']['bookmark']      = array( __( 'Your attempt to add this link has failed.' ), false );
-		$trans['delete']['bookmark']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this link: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['update']['bookmark']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this link: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['delete']['bookmark']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this link: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['update']['bookmark']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this link: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
 		$trans['bulk']['bookmarks']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to bulk modify links has failed.' ), false );
 
 		$trans['add']['page']          = array( __( 'Your attempt to add this page has failed.' ), false );
-		$trans['delete']['page']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this page: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
-		$trans['update']['page']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this page: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
+		$trans['delete']['page']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this page: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
+		$trans['update']['page']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this page: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
 
-		$trans['edit']['plugin']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this plugin file: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['activate']['plugin']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to activate this plugin: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['deactivate']['plugin'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to deactivate this plugin: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['upgrade']['plugin']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to upgrade this plugin: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['edit']['plugin']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this plugin file: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['activate']['plugin']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to activate this plugin: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['deactivate']['plugin'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to deactivate this plugin: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['upgrade']['plugin']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to upgrade this plugin: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
 
 		$trans['add']['post']          = array( __( 'Your attempt to add this post has failed.' ), false );
-		$trans['delete']['post']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this post: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
-		$trans['update']['post']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this post: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
+		$trans['delete']['post']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this post: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
+		$trans['update']['post']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this post: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
 
 		$trans['add']['user']          = array( __( 'Your attempt to add this user has failed.' ), false );
 		$trans['delete']['users']      = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete users has failed.' ), false );
 		$trans['bulk']['users']        = array( __( 'Your attempt to bulk modify users has failed.' ), false );
-		$trans['update']['user']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this user: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_author_name' );
-		$trans['update']['profile']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to modify the profile for: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_author_name' );
+		$trans['update']['user']       = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this user: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_author_name' );
+		$trans['update']['profile']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to modify the profile for: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'get_author_name' );
 
 		$trans['update']['options']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit your settings has failed.' ), false );
 		$trans['update']['permalink']  = array( __( 'Your attempt to change your permalink structure to: %s has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['edit']['file']         = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this file: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['edit']['theme']        = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this theme file: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
-		$trans['switch']['theme']      = array( __( 'Your attempt to switch to this theme: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['edit']['file']         = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this file: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['edit']['theme']        = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this theme file: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
+		$trans['switch']['theme']      = array( __( 'Your attempt to switch to this theme: &#8220;%s&#8221; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
 
 		$trans['log']['out']           = array( sprintf( __( 'You are attempting to log out of %s' ), get_bloginfo( 'sitename' ) ), false );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 695aa85b5e..c48c6c9ad8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ function feed_links_extra( $args ) {
 		/* translators: 1: blog name, 2: separator(raquo), 3: author name  */
 		'authortitle' => __('%1$s %2$s Posts by %3$s Feed'),
 		/* translators: 1: blog name, 2: separator(raquo), 3: search phrase */
-		'searchtitle' => __('%1$s %2$s Search Results for &quot;%3$s&quot; Feed'),
+		'searchtitle' => __('%1$s %2$s Search Results for &#8220;%3$s&#8221; Feed'),
 	);
 
 	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 649797306e..586d7931ca 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ function wp_update_term( $term_id, $taxonomy, $args = array() ) {
 		if ( $empty_slug || ( $parent != $term->parent) )
 			$slug = wp_unique_term_slug($slug, (object) $args);
 		else
-			return new WP_Error('duplicate_term_slug', sprintf(__('The slug "%s" is already in use by another term'), $slug));
+			return new WP_Error('duplicate_term_slug', sprintf(__('The slug &#8220;%s&#8221; is already in use by another term'), $slug));
 	}
 
 	$wpdb->update($wpdb->terms, compact( 'name', 'slug', 'term_group' ), compact( 'term_id' ) );
diff --git a/wp-mail.php b/wp-mail.php
index a4f9f6631f..6da2869632 100644
--- a/wp-mail.php
+++ b/wp-mail.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if ( ! $pop3->connect(get_option('mailserver_url'), get_option('mailserver_port'
 	! $pop3->user(get_option('mailserver_login')) ||
 	( ! $count = $pop3->pass(get_option('mailserver_pass')) ) ) {
 		$pop3->quit();
-		wp_die( ( 0 === $count ) ? __("There doesn't seem to be any new mail.") : wp_specialchars($pop3->ERROR) );
+		wp_die( ( 0 === $count ) ? __('There doesn&#8217;t seem to be any new mail.') : wp_specialchars($pop3->ERROR) );
 }
 
 for ( $i = 1; $i <= $count; $i++ ) {
diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index bc4e92139e..5e177802f6 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if( !current_user_can( 'edit_page', $page_id ) )
-			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you can not edit this page.' ) );
+			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you cannot edit this page.' ) );
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getPage');
 
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if( !current_user_can( 'edit_pages' ) )
-			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you can not edit pages.' ) );
+			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you cannot edit pages.' ) );
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getPages');
 
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 		// Make sure the user is allowed to add new pages.
 		if(!current_user_can("publish_pages")) {
-			return(new IXR_Error(401, __("Sorry, you can not add new pages.")));
+			return(new IXR_Error(401, __("Sorry, you cannot add new pages.")));
 		}
 
 		// Mark this as content for a page.
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if( !current_user_can( 'edit_pages' ) )
-			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you can not edit pages.' ) );
+			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you cannot edit pages.' ) );
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getPageList');
 
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if(!current_user_can("edit_posts")) {
-			return(new IXR_Error(401, __("Sorry, you can not edit posts on this blog.")));
+			return(new IXR_Error(401, __("Sorry, you cannot edit posts on this blog.")));
 		}
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getAuthors');
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if ( !current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) )
-			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you can not edit comments.' ) );
+			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you cannot edit comments.' ) );
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getComments');
 
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_ID ) )
-			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you can not edit this post.' ) );
+			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you cannot edit this post.' ) );
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'blogger.getPost');
 
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'blogger.setTemplate');
 
 		if ( !current_user_can('edit_themes') ) {
-			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, this user can not edit the template.'));
+			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, this user cannot edit the template.'));
 		}
 
 		/* warning: here we make the assumption that the blog's URL is on the same server */
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		// now and return an error.  Other wise a new post will be
 		// created (which was the old behavior).
 		if(empty($postdata["ID"])) {
-			return(new IXR_Error(404, __("Invalid post id.")));
+			return(new IXR_Error(404, __("Invalid post ID.")));
 		}
 
 		$this->escape($postdata);
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		}
 
 		if( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_ID ) )
-			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you can not edit this post.' ) );
+			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you cannot edit this post.' ) );
 
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'metaWeblog.getPost');
 
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'mt.setPostCategories');
 
 		if ( !current_user_can('edit_post', $post_ID) )
-			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, you can not edit this post.'));
+			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, you cannot edit this post.'));
 
 		foreach($categories as $cat) {
 			$catids[] = $cat['categoryId'];
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'mt.publishPost');
 
 		if ( !current_user_can('edit_post', $post_ID) )
-			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, you can not edit this post.'));
+			return new IXR_Error(401, __('Sorry, you cannot edit this post.'));
 
 		$postdata = wp_get_single_post($post_ID,ARRAY_A);
 
@@ -3244,7 +3244,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			}
 		} else {
 			// TODO: Attempt to extract a post ID from the given URL
-	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn\'t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
+	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn&#8217;t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
 		}
 		$post_ID = (int) $post_ID;
 
@@ -3254,14 +3254,14 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		$post = get_post($post_ID);
 
 		if ( !$post ) // Post_ID not found
-	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn\'t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
+	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn&#8217;t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
 
 		if ( $post_ID == url_to_postid($pagelinkedfrom) )
 			return new IXR_Error(0, __('The source URL and the target URL cannot both point to the same resource.'));
 
 		// Check if pings are on
 		if ( !pings_open($post) )
-	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn\'t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
+	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn&#8217;t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
 
 		// Let's check that the remote site didn't already pingback this entry
 		$wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND comment_author_url = %s", $post_ID, $pagelinkedfrom) );
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		$post_ID = url_to_postid($url);
 		if (!$post_ID) {
 			// We aren't sure that the resource is available and/or pingback enabled
-	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn\'t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
+	  		return new IXR_Error(33, __('The specified target URL cannot be used as a target. It either doesn&#8217;t exist, or it is not a pingback-enabled resource.'));
 		}
 
 		$actual_post = wp_get_single_post($post_ID, ARRAY_A);