diff --git a/u4/word_count.py b/u4/word_count.py
index be07217..8413c16 100644
--- a/u4/word_count.py
+++ b/u4/word_count.py
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 def count_words(sentance: str) -> dict:
+    sent_list = list(sentance)
     words = defaultdict(int)
 
     delims = [":", "?", "!", "\n", "\t"]
-
-    for delim in delims:
-        sentance = sentance.replace(delim, " ")
-
     del_chars = ['"', ",", "."]
-    for del_ch in del_chars:
-        sentance = sentance.replace(del_ch, "")
 
-    sentance.replace("'", "^")
+    forbidden = delims + del_chars + [" ", "'", ""]
 
-    for w in sentance.lower().split(" "):
+    for i, ch in enumerate(sent_list):
+        if(ch in delims):
+            sent_list[i] = " "
+        elif(ch in del_chars):
+            sent_list[i] = ""
+        if(ch == "'"):
+            if((sent_list[max(i-1, 0)] not in forbidden) and (sent_list[min(i+1, len(sent_list))] not in forbidden)):
+                sent_list[i] = '^'
+            else:
+                sent_list[i] = ""
+
+    for w in ''.join(sent_list).lower().split(" "):
         if w == "":
             continue
         words[w.replace("^", "'")] += 1
 
     return dict(words)
 
-print(count_words('''"To don't je heslo: 'HESLO 123'!", zvolala postava zo seriálu Panelák.\nPotom som utiekol.'''))
         
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