diff --git a/b2-include/b2functions.php b/b2-include/b2functions.php
index 5ad8a9a2e..9151c8ac9 100644
--- a/b2-include/b2functions.php
+++ b/b2-include/b2functions.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function wptexturize($text) {
 			$curl = preg_replace("/\(tm\)/i", '™', $curl);
 			$curl = preg_replace("/\(c\)/i", '©', $curl);
 			$curl = preg_replace("/\(r\)/i", '®', $curl);
-
+			$curl = preg_replace('/&([^#])(?![a-z]{1,8};)/', '&$1', $curl);
 			$curl = str_replace("''", '”', $curl);
 			
 			$curl = preg_replace('/(d+)x(\d+)/', "$1×$2", $curl);