diff --git a/sources_non_forked/ale/ale_linters/eruby/erb.vim b/sources_non_forked/ale/ale_linters/eruby/erb.vim
index f3438320..eaaec577 100644
--- a/sources_non_forked/ale/ale_linters/eruby/erb.vim
+++ b/sources_non_forked/ale/ale_linters/eruby/erb.vim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function! ale_linters#eruby#erb#GetCommand(buffer) abort
 
     " Rails-flavored eRuby does not comply with the standard as understood by
     " ERB, so we'll have to do some substitution. This does not reduce the
-    " effectiveness of the linter—the translated code is still evaluated.
+    " effectiveness of the linter-the translated code is still evaluated.
     return 'ruby -r erb -e ' . ale#Escape('puts ERB.new($stdin.read.gsub(%{<%=},%{<%}), nil, %{-}).src') . '< %t | ruby -c'
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/sources_non_forked/vim-snippets/UltiSnips/rst.snippets b/sources_non_forked/vim-snippets/UltiSnips/rst.snippets
index 6e31e616..da9bc75e 100644
--- a/sources_non_forked/vim-snippets/UltiSnips/rst.snippets
+++ b/sources_non_forked/vim-snippets/UltiSnips/rst.snippets
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ snippet fnt "Footnote or Citation" i
 .. [$1] ${2:Reference}
 endsnippet
 
-# Only for Nikola — Static Site Generator
+# Only for Nikola - Static Site Generator
 snippet chart "Pygal chart for Nikola" b
 .. chart:: $1`!p snip.rv=complete(t[1], CHART_TYPES)`
 	:title: '${2:Browser usage evolution (in %)}'
diff --git a/sources_non_forked/vim-surround/README.markdown b/sources_non_forked/vim-surround/README.markdown
index d2a5c298..3deb96a5 100644
--- a/sources_non_forked/vim-surround/README.markdown
+++ b/sources_non_forked/vim-surround/README.markdown
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ support:
 
 > How do I surround without adding a space?
 
-Only the opening brackets—`[`, `{`, and `(`—add a space.  Use a closing
+Only the opening brackets (`[`, `{`, and `(`) add a space.  Use a closing
 bracket, or the `b` (`(`) and `B` (`{`) aliases.
 
 ## Contributing