diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCommand.java b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCommand.java
index d45553eb..737f4636 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCommand.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCommand.java
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ public class MCommand
 	public boolean isUsingTokenizer() { return this.usingTokenizer; }
 	public void setUsingTokenizer(boolean usingTokenizer) { this.usingTokenizer = usingTokenizer; }
 	
+	// FIELD: usingSmartQuotesRemoval
+	// Are "smart" quotes replaced with normal characters?
+	protected boolean usingSmartQuotesRemoval;
+	public boolean isUsingSmartQuotesRemoval() { return this.usingSmartQuotesRemoval; }
+	public void setUsingSmartQuotesRemoval(boolean usingSmartQuotesRemoval) { this.usingSmartQuotesRemoval = usingSmartQuotesRemoval; }
+	
 	// FIELD: requirements
 	// All these requirements must be met for the command to be executable;
 	protected List<Req> requirements;
@@ -184,6 +190,7 @@ public class MCommand
 		
 		this.errorOnToManyArgs = true;
 		this.usingTokenizer = true;
+		this.usingSmartQuotesRemoval = true;
 		
 		this.desc = null;
 		this.descPermission = null;
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCoreBukkitCommand.java b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCoreBukkitCommand.java
index 15f9ee31..fcb7f6bf 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCoreBukkitCommand.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/cmd/MCoreBukkitCommand.java
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ public class MCoreBukkitCommand extends Command
 			argList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(args));
 		}
 		
+		if (this.mcommand.isUsingSmartQuotesRemoval())
+		{
+			List<String> oldArgList = argList;
+			argList = new ArrayList<String>();
+			for (String arg : oldArgList)
+			{
+				argList.add(Txt.removeSmartQuotes(arg));
+			}
+		}
+		
 		this.mcommand.execute(sender, argList);
 		
 		return true;
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/Txt.java b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/Txt.java
index 5f110520..eb089e49 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/Txt.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/Txt.java
@@ -489,6 +489,42 @@ public class Txt
 		return ret;
 	}
 	
+	// -------------------------------------------- //
+	// "SMART" QUOTES
+	// -------------------------------------------- //
+	// The quite stupid "Smart quotes" design idea means replacing normal characters with mutated UTF-8 alternatives.
+	// The normal characters look good in Minecraft.
+	// The UFT-8 "smart" alternatives look quite bad.
+	// http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/block/general_punctuation/list.htm
+	
+	public static String removeSmartQuotes(String string)
+	{
+		if (string == null) return null;
+		
+		// LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
+		string = string.replace("\u2018", "'");
+		
+		// RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
+		string = string.replace("\u2019", "'");
+		
+		// LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+		string = string.replace("\u201C", "\"");
+		
+		// RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+		string = string.replace("\u201D", "\"");
+		
+		// ONE DOT LEADER
+		string = string.replace("\u2024", ".");
+		
+		// TWO DOT LEADER
+		string = string.replace("\u2025", "..");
+		
+		// HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS
+		string = string.replace("\u2026", "...");
+
+		return string;
+	}
+	
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
 	// String comparison
 	// -------------------------------------------- //