diff --git a/extension/_test/typographer.txt b/extension/_test/typographer.txt
index af6c1cb..556353c 100644
--- a/extension/_test/typographer.txt
+++ b/extension/_test/typographer.txt
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ Janet said, "When everything is 'breaking news,' nothing is 'breaking news.'"
 
 18: Opening single quotation marks for abbreviations
 //- - - - - - - - -//
-We're talking about the internet --- 'net for short.
+We're talking about the internet --- 'net for short. Let's rock 'n roll!
 //- - - - - - - - -//
-<p>We&rsquo;re talking about the internet &mdash; &rsquo;net for short.</p>
+<p>We&rsquo;re talking about the internet &mdash; &rsquo;net for short. Let&rsquo;s rock &rsquo;n roll!</p>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
-
diff --git a/extension/typographer.go b/extension/typographer.go
index 4a57ba4..a788228 100644
--- a/extension/typographer.go
+++ b/extension/typographer.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package extension
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
@@ -230,6 +231,14 @@ func (s *typographerParser) Parse(parent gast.Node, block text.Reader, pc parser
 						return node
 					}
 				}
+				// special cases: 'twas, 'em, 'net
+				if len(line) > 1 && (unicode.IsPunct(before) || unicode.IsSpace(before)) && (line[1] == 't' || line[1] == 'e' || line[1] == 'n' || line[1] == 'l') {
+					fmt.Println(string(line))
+					node := gast.NewString(s.Substitutions[Apostrophe])
+					node.SetCode(true)
+					block.Advance(1)
+					return node
+				}
 				// Convert normal apostrophes. This is probably more flexible than necessary but
 				// converts any apostrophe in between two alphanumerics.
 				if len(line) > 1 && (unicode.IsDigit(before) || unicode.IsLetter(before)) && (unicode.IsLetter(util.ToRune(line, 1))) {