diff --git a/u4/word_count.py b/u4/word_count.py
index c81e967..ba1bf66 100644
--- a/u4/word_count.py
+++ b/u4/word_count.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 def count_words(phrase):
     slovnik1 = {}
-    slova = phrase.lower().split()  
-    for gns in slova:
-        cisteslovo = gns.strip(".,!:;?'\"")  
+    zbirac = phrase.lower()
+    
+    for simbolii in r",._:;!?@#$%^&*()-+=/\|[]{}<>~`""":
+        zbirac = zbirac.replace(simbolii, " ")
+
+    slova1 = zbirac.split()
+    for gns in slova1:
+        cisteslovo = gns.strip("'")
         if cisteslovo:
             slovnik1[cisteslovo] = slovnik1.get(cisteslovo, 0) + 1
-
+            
     return slovnik1