diff --git a/wp-content/themes/default/single.php b/wp-content/themes/default/single.php
index c2c43a19d..476c946fb 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/default/single.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/default/single.php
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 	
 		<div class="navigation">
-			<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_post('&laquo; %','','yes') ?></div>
-			<div class="alignright"><?php next_post(' % &raquo;','','yes') ?></div>
+			<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_post_link('&laquo; %link') ?></div>
+			<div class="alignright"><?php next_post_link('%link &raquo;') ?></div>
 		</div>
 	
 		<div class="post">
diff --git a/wp-includes/template-functions-links.php b/wp-includes/template-functions-links.php
index d25a064c8..ea2ef2ce2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/template-functions-links.php
+++ b/wp-includes/template-functions-links.php
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ function next_post_link($format='%link &raquo;', $link='%title', $in_same_cat =
   echo $format;	    
 }
 
+// Deprecated.  Use previous_post_link().
 function previous_post($format='%', $previous='previous post: ', $title='yes', $in_same_cat='no', $limitprev=1, $excluded_categories='') {
     global $id, $post, $wpdb;
     global $posts, $posts_per_page, $s;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ function previous_post($format='%', $previous='previous post: ', $title='yes', $
         if ($lastpost) {
             $string = '<a href="'.get_permalink($lastpost->ID).'">'.$previous;
             if ($title == 'yes') {
-                $string .= wptexturize($lastpost->post_title);
+							$string .= apply_filters('the_title', $lastpost->post_title, $lastpost);
             }
             $string .= '</a>';
             $format = str_replace('%', $string, $format);
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ function previous_post($format='%', $previous='previous post: ', $title='yes', $
     }
 }
 
+// Deprecated.  Use next_post_link().
 function next_post($format='%', $next='next post: ', $title='yes', $in_same_cat='no', $limitnext=1, $excluded_categories='') {
     global $posts_per_page, $post, $wpdb;
     if(1 == $posts_per_page || is_single()) {
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ function next_post($format='%', $next='next post: ', $title='yes', $in_same_cat=
         if ($nextpost) {
             $string = '<a href="'.get_permalink($nextpost->ID).'">'.$next;
             if ($title=='yes') {
-                $string .= wptexturize($nextpost->post_title);
+							$string .= apply_filters('the_title', $nextpost->post_title, $nextpost);
             }
             $string .= '</a>';
             $format = str_replace('%', $string, $format);