diff --git a/src/js/utilJS.js b/src/js/utilJS.js
index 95d57f6c567979e0607a79b68305afa9b424f6be..9b1cd378d92cce385c57ce849769a14c878c042b 100644
--- a/src/js/utilJS.js
+++ b/src/js/utilJS.js
@@ -2182,8 +2182,8 @@ window.pronounReplacer = function(slavetext) {
 			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bShe\b/g, "$He");
 			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bher\b/g, "$his");
 			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bHer\b/g, "$His");
-			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bgirl\b/g, "$girl");
-			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bwoman\b/g, "$woman");
+			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\b girl\b/g, " $girl");
+			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\b woman\b/g, " $woman");
 			slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\${2,}/g, ''); /* requied since $girl becomes $$$$$$$$girl over time, oops. */
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -2199,8 +2199,8 @@ window.pronounReplacer = function(slavetext) {
 				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bShe\b/g, "$He");
 				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bher\b/g, "$his");
 				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bHer\b/g, "$His");
-				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bgirl\b/g, "$girl");
-				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\bwoman\b/g, "$woman");
+				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\b girl\b/g, " $girl");
+				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\b woman\b/g, " $woman");
 				slavetext = slavetext.replace(/\${2,}/g, ''); /* requied since $girl becomes $$$$$$$$girl over time, oops. */
 			}
 			break;