diff --git a/config/punctuation/default.conf b/config/punctuation/default.conf
index 4e127f09..f177c2ac 100644
--- a/config/punctuation/default.conf
+++ b/config/punctuation/default.conf
@@ -48,23 +48,23 @@ _:===:line
 
 [emoticonDict]
 # This dictionary uses regexp, so be sure to escape anything that would be parsed by regexp, e.g. *, ., ^, $, etc.
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]<{-.-}>:===:Raves
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]8-\):===:smile with sunglasses
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]:-/:===:confused
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]-\.-:===:bugged
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]>\.<:===:laughing
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]8-X:===:skull
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]>:\):===:evil smile
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]>:-\):===:evil smile
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]\\o/:===:Hurray
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]:/:===:confused
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]8\):===:smile with sunglasses
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]:D:===:laugh
-[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"];\):===:wink
-[\s*|'|"]XD[\s*|'|"]:===:LOL
-[\s*|'|"]:-\)[\s*|'|"]:===:smile
-[\s*|'|"]:\)[\s*|'|"]:===:smile
-[\s*|'|"]->[\s*|'|"]:===:arrow right
-[\s*|'|"]<-[\s*|'|"]:===:arrow left
-[\s*|'|"][O|o][O|o][\s*|'|"]:===:WTF?
-[\s*|'|"]\^\^[\s*|'|"]:===:enjoy smile
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]<{-.-}>.*:===:Raves
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]8-\).*:===:smile with sunglasses
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]:-/.*:===:confused
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]-\.-.*:===:bugged
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]>\.<.*:===:laughing
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]8-X.*:===:skull
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]>:\).*:===:evil smile
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]>:-\).*:===:evil smile
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]\\o/.*:===:Hurray
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]:/.*:===:confused
+.*[\s*|'|"][\s*|'|"]8\).*:===:smile with sunglasses
+.*[\s*|'|"]:D[\s*|'|"].*:===:laugh
+.*[\s*|'|"];\)[\s*|'|"].*:===:wink
+.*[\s*|'|"]XD[\s*|'|"].*:===:LOL
+.*[\s*|'|"]:-\)[\s*|'|"].*:===:smile
+.*[\s*|'|"]:\)[\s*|'|"].*:===:smile
+.*[\s*|'|"]->[\s*|'|"].*:===:arrow right
+.*[\s*|'|"]<-[\s*|'|"].*:===:arrow left
+.*[\s*|'|"][O|o][O|o][\s*|'|"].*:===:WTF?
+.*[\s*|'|"]\^\^[\s*|'|"].*:===:enjoy smile