diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index cb5b9304e7..7e1ff7c183 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ function wptexturize($text) {
 			
 			'/\'([^\']*)\'([^\']*)\'/' => '‘$1’$2’', // 'test's'
 			
+			'/(\w)\'(\w)/' => '$1’$2', // test's
+
 			'/\'([^\']*)\'/' => '‘$1’', // 'asd'
 			'/"([^"]*)"/' => $opening_quote . '$1' . $closing_quote, // "qwe"
 			
-			'/(\w)\'(\w)/' => '$1’$2', // test's
-			
 			'/(\d)"/' => '$1″', // 9" -> 9″
 			'/(\d)\'/' => '$1′', // 9' -> 9′