diff --git a/u4/word_count.py b/u4/word_count.py
index b04f26d..addb945 100644
--- a/u4/word_count.py
+++ b/u4/word_count.py
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 import re
 
-
 def count_words(text):
-    words = re.findall(r"[^\W_]+(?:'[^\W_]+)?", text.lower(), re.UNICODE)
+    words = re.findall(r"\b[\w]+(?:'[\w]+)?\b", text.lower(), re.UNICODE)
     result = {}
 
     for word in words:
-        if word in result:
-            result[word] += 1
-        else:
-            result[word] = 1
+        result[word] = result.get(word, 0) + 1
 
     return result
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