diff --git a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/profile/codeInspection/ProjectInspectionProfileManager.kt b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/profile/codeInspection/ProjectInspectionProfileManager.kt
index 025cef72ada2..27ae92f0deee 100644
--- a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/profile/codeInspection/ProjectInspectionProfileManager.kt
+++ b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/profile/codeInspection/ProjectInspectionProfileManager.kt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class ProjectInspectionProfileManager(val project: Project,
   @Synchronized fun useApplicationProfile(name: String) {
     schemeManager.currentSchemeName = null
     state.useProjectProfile = false
-    // yes, we reuse the same field - useProjectProfile field will be used to distinguish — is it app or project level
+    // yes, we reuse the same field - useProjectProfile field will be used to distinguish - is it app or project level
     // to avoid data format change
     state.projectProfile = name
   }
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/MacDistributionCustomizer.groovy b/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/MacDistributionCustomizer.groovy
index 0f478fa6c571..040838ed0776 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/MacDistributionCustomizer.groovy
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/MacDistributionCustomizer.groovy
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ abstract class MacDistributionCustomizer {
   String icnsPathForEAP = null
 
   /**
-   * An unique identifier string that specifies the app type of the bundle. The string should be in reverse DNS format using only the Roman alphabet in upper and lower case (A–Z, a–z), the dot (“.”), and the hyphen (“-”)
+   * An unique identifier string that specifies the app type of the bundle. The string should be in reverse DNS format using only the Roman alphabet in upper and lower case (A-Z, a-z), the dot ("."), and the hyphen ("-")
    * See <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001431-102070">CFBundleIdentifier</a> for details
    */
   String bundleIdentifier
diff --git a/platform/built-in-server/src/org/jetbrains/builtInWebServer/BuiltInWebServer.kt b/platform/built-in-server/src/org/jetbrains/builtInWebServer/BuiltInWebServer.kt
index 8a9b0ca3aeb6..87943ee3dd7b 100644
--- a/platform/built-in-server/src/org/jetbrains/builtInWebServer/BuiltInWebServer.kt
+++ b/platform/built-in-server/src/org/jetbrains/builtInWebServer/BuiltInWebServer.kt
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ fun HttpRequest.isSignedRequest(): Boolean {
       ?: QueryStringDecoder(uri()).parameters().get(TOKEN_PARAM_NAME)?.firstOrNull()
       ?: referrer?.let { QueryStringDecoder(it).parameters().get(TOKEN_PARAM_NAME)?.firstOrNull() }
 
-  // we don't invalidate token — allow to make subsequent requests using it (it is required for our javadoc DocumentationComponent)
+  // we don't invalidate token - allow to make subsequent requests using it (it is required for our javadoc DocumentationComponent)
   return token != null && tokens.getIfPresent(token) != null
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/credential-store/src/KeePassCredentialStore.kt b/platform/credential-store/src/KeePassCredentialStore.kt
index a0cae6562970..9d6e49856b9f 100644
--- a/platform/credential-store/src/KeePassCredentialStore.kt
+++ b/platform/credential-store/src/KeePassCredentialStore.kt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ internal class KeePassCredentialStore(keyToValue: Map<CredentialAttributes, Cred
     }
     else {
       val group = db.rootGroup.getOrCreateGroup(GROUP_NAME)
-      // should be the only credentials per service name — find without user name
+      // should be the only credentials per service name - find without user name
       val userName = attributes.userName ?: credentials.userName
       var entry = group.getEntry(attributes.serviceName, if (attributes.serviceName == SERVICE_NAME_PREFIX) userName else null)
       if (entry == null) {
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/moduleFileListener.kt b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/moduleFileListener.kt
index 2ec95c08f74f..5ac0853949d7 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/moduleFileListener.kt
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/moduleFileListener.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import gnu.trove.THashSet
 
 /**
  * Why this class is required if we have StorageVirtualFileTracker?
- * Because StorageVirtualFileTracker doesn't detect (intentionally) parent file changes —
+ * Because StorageVirtualFileTracker doesn't detect (intentionally) parent file changes -
  *
  * If module file is foo/bar/hello.iml and directory foo is renamed to oof then we must update module path.
  * And StorageVirtualFileTracker doesn't help us here (and is not going to help by intention).
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/credentialStore/CredentialAttributes.kt b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/credentialStore/CredentialAttributes.kt
index 7a1dc0f3ccb1..c33965e5fc2b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/credentialStore/CredentialAttributes.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/credentialStore/CredentialAttributes.kt
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ fun OneTimeString(value: ByteArray, offset: Int = 0, length: Int = value.size -
 /**
  * clearable only if specified explicitly.
  *
- * Case —
+ * Case
  * 1) you create OneTimeString manually on user input.
  * 2) you store it in CredentialStore
- * 3) you consume it... BUT native credentials store do not store credentials immediately — write is postponed, so, will be an critical error.
+ * 3) you consume it... BUT native credentials store do not store credentials immediately - write is postponed, so, will be an critical error.
  *
- * so, currently — only credentials store implementations should set this flag on get.
+ * so, currently - only credentials store implementations should set this flag on get.
  */
 @Suppress("EqualsOrHashCode")
 class OneTimeString @JvmOverloads constructor(value: CharArray, offset: Int = 0, length: Int = value.size, private var clearable: Boolean = false) : CharArrayCharSequence(value, offset, offset + length) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/layout/layoutImpl.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/layout/layoutImpl.kt
index f53366913449..bc1350d41a3d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/layout/layoutImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/layout/layoutImpl.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ internal const val VERTICAL_GAP = 5
 fun createLayoutBuilder() = LayoutBuilder(MigLayoutBuilder())
 
 // cannot use the same approach as in case of Row because cannot access to `build` method in inlined `panel` method,
-// in any case Kotlin compiler does the same thing —
+// in any case Kotlin compiler does the same thing -
 // "When a protected member is accessed from an inline function, a public accessor method is created to provide an access to that protected member from the outside of the class where the function will be inlined to."
 // (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-12215)
 interface LayoutBuilderImpl {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/ide/HttpRequestHandler.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/ide/HttpRequestHandler.kt
index 9c1ba621df12..f13cbe4c9971 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/ide/HttpRequestHandler.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/ide/HttpRequestHandler.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ abstract class HttpRequestHandler {
   @SuppressWarnings("SpellCheckingInspection")
   open fun isAccessible(request: HttpRequest): Boolean {
     val host = request.host
-    // If attacker.com DNS rebound to 127.0.0.1 and user open site directly — no Origin or Referrer headers.
+    // If attacker.com DNS rebound to 127.0.0.1 and user open site directly - no Origin or Referrer headers.
     // So we should check Host header.
     return host != null && request.isLocalOrigin() && parseAndCheckIsLocalHost("http://$host")
   }
diff --git a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/scheme.kt b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/scheme.kt
index d18e99b193b8..e42e09e473f7 100644
--- a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/scheme.kt
+++ b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/scheme.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ abstract class SchemeManagerFactory {
   }
 
   /**
-   * directoryName — like "keymaps".
+   * directoryName - like "keymaps".
    */
   @JvmOverloads
   fun <SCHEME : Scheme, MUTABLE_SCHEME : SCHEME> create(directoryName: String, processor: SchemeProcessor<SCHEME, MUTABLE_SCHEME>, presentableName: String? = null, directoryPath: Path? = null): SchemeManager<SCHEME> {
diff --git a/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/util/ssh/PublicSshKeyFilePanel.java b/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/util/ssh/PublicSshKeyFilePanel.java
index c16ff33dd991..5dff594ff3ee 100644
--- a/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/util/ssh/PublicSshKeyFilePanel.java
+++ b/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/util/ssh/PublicSshKeyFilePanel.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class PublicSshKeyFilePanel {
   private void createUIComponents() {
     myPublicSshKeyTooltipHyperlink =
       TooltipUtil.createTooltip(
-        "Specify the location of your public SSH key file (.pub). You won’t be able to use the cloud unless you register you public key there. However, if you’ve already done that, you don’t have to specify the key now.");
+        "Specify the location of your public SSH key file (.pub). You won't be able to use the cloud unless you register you public key there. However, if you've already done that, you don't have to specify the key now.");
   }
 
   public JComponent getMainPanel() {
diff --git a/platform/script-debugger/backend/src/org/jetbrains/debugger/sourcemap/MappingList.kt b/platform/script-debugger/backend/src/org/jetbrains/debugger/sourcemap/MappingList.kt
index fa39c4b7ef96..a931cbce0e87 100644
--- a/platform/script-debugger/backend/src/org/jetbrains/debugger/sourcemap/MappingList.kt
+++ b/platform/script-debugger/backend/src/org/jetbrains/debugger/sourcemap/MappingList.kt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ abstract class MappingList(private val mappings: List<MappingEntry>) : Mappings
         }
         else {
           // https://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit/issues/detail?id=9103
-          // We skipIfColumnEquals because GWT has two entries — source position equals, but generated no. We must use first entry (at least, in case of GWT it is correct)
+          // We skipIfColumnEquals because GWT has two entries - source position equals, but generated no. We must use first entry (at least, in case of GWT it is correct)
           val nextMapping = getNextOnTheSameLine(middle)
           if (nextMapping == null) {
             return middle
diff --git a/platform/testRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/ui/TestStatusLine.java b/platform/testRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/ui/TestStatusLine.java
index 46beaa779c9a..4a94e2533f30 100644
--- a/platform/testRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/ui/TestStatusLine.java
+++ b/platform/testRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/ui/TestStatusLine.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class TestStatusLine extends JPanel {
       myState.append(result + " done: ");
       appendFailuresAndIgnores(failuresCount, ignoredTestsCount);
     }
-    myState.append(" – " + StringUtil.formatDuration(duration), SimpleTextAttributes.GRAY_ATTRIBUTES);
+    myState.append(" - " + StringUtil.formatDuration(duration), SimpleTextAttributes.GRAY_ATTRIBUTES);
   }
 
   private static String getTestsTotalMessage(int testsTotal) {
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/execution/cmd/GradleCommandLineOptionsProvider.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/execution/cmd/GradleCommandLineOptionsProvider.java
index f0eacdad68ec..cb9011898a7d 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/execution/cmd/GradleCommandLineOptionsProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/execution/cmd/GradleCommandLineOptionsProvider.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class GradleCommandLineOptionsProvider {
     //options.addOption(OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("build-file").withDescription("Specifies the build file.").hasArg().create('b'));
     //options.addOption(OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("help").withDescription("Shows a help message.").create('h'));
     //options.addOption(OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("version").withDescription("Prints version info.").create('v'));
-    //options.addOption(OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("all").withDescription("Shows additional detail in the task listing. See Section 11.6.2, “Listing tasks”.").create());
+    //options.addOption(OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("all").withDescription("Shows additional detail in the task listing. See Section 11.6.2, "Listing tasks".").create());
 
     ourOptions = options;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsBooleanTransformation.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsBooleanTransformation.java
index e7a802788057..d50f72865750 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsBooleanTransformation.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsBooleanTransformation.java
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import static org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.utils.ParenthesesUtils.
 
 /**
  * e.g.
- * !a.asBoolean()    → !a
- * a.asBoolean()     → !!a
- * if(a.asBoolean()) → if(a)
+ * !a.asBoolean()    -> !a
+ * a.asBoolean()     -> !!a
+ * if(a.asBoolean()) -> if(a)
  */
 class AsBooleanTransformation extends Transformation {
   public static final String NEGATION = mLNOT.toString();
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/BinaryTransformation.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/BinaryTransformation.java
index b5466b295443..4320e1975e5b 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/BinaryTransformation.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/BinaryTransformation.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * e.g.
- * a.equals(b)  → (a == b)
- * !a.equals(b) → (a != b)
+ * a.equals(b)  -> (a == b)
+ * !a.equals(b) -> (a != b)
  */
 abstract class BinaryTransformation extends Transformation {
 
diff --git a/plugins/settings-repository/src/repositoryListEditor.kt b/plugins/settings-repository/src/repositoryListEditor.kt
index 500b5b5d0dcf..6f493b443e3b 100644
--- a/plugins/settings-repository/src/repositoryListEditor.kt
+++ b/plugins/settings-repository/src/repositoryListEditor.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private fun deleteRepository(icsManager: IcsManager) {
     val repositoryManager = icsManager.repositoryManager
 
     // attempt to fetch, merge and push to ensure that latest changes in the deleted user repository will be not lost
-    // yes, — delete repository doesn't mean "AAA, delete it, delete". It means just that user doesn't need it at this moment.
+    // yes, - delete repository doesn't mean "AAA, delete it, delete". It means just that user doesn't need it at this moment.
     // It is user responsibility later to delete git repository or do whatever user want. Our responsibility is to not loose user changes.
     if (!repositoryManager.canCommit()) {
       LOG.info("Commit on repository delete skipped: repository is not committable")
diff --git a/plugins/settings-repository/src/sync.kt b/plugins/settings-repository/src/sync.kt
index c484294804b9..b84d74f38c0d 100644
--- a/plugins/settings-repository/src/sync.kt
+++ b/plugins/settings-repository/src/sync.kt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ internal class SyncManager(private val icsManager: IcsManager, private val autoS
 
       if (localRepositoryInitializer == null) {
         try {
-          // we commit before even if sync "OVERWRITE_LOCAL" — preserve history and ability to undo
+          // we commit before even if sync "OVERWRITE_LOCAL" - preserve history and ability to undo
           repositoryManager.commit(indicator, syncType)
           // well, we cannot commit? No problem, upcoming action must do something smart and solve the situation
         }
diff --git a/uast/uast-common/src/org/jetbrains/uast/baseElements/UExpression.kt b/uast/uast-common/src/org/jetbrains/uast/baseElements/UExpression.kt
index a94693db5fe1..427edb9852d6 100644
--- a/uast/uast-common/src/org/jetbrains/uast/baseElements/UExpression.kt
+++ b/uast/uast-common/src/org/jetbrains/uast/baseElements/UExpression.kt
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ interface ULabeled : UElement {
 
 /**
  * In some cases (user typing, syntax error) elements, which are supposed to exist, are missing.
- * The obvious example — the lack of the condition expression in [UIfExpression], e.g. `if () return`.
+ * The obvious example - the lack of the condition expression in [UIfExpression], e.g. 'if () return'.
  * [UIfExpression.condition] is required to return not-null values,
- *  and Uast implementation should return something instead of `null` in this case.
+ *  and Uast implementation should return something instead of 'null' in this case.
  *
  * Use [UastEmptyExpression] in this case.
  */
diff --git a/xml/relaxng/testData/highlighting/rnc/docbook.rnc b/xml/relaxng/testData/highlighting/rnc/docbook.rnc
index 219b6ac7842f..d94352b31bfc 100644
--- a/xml/relaxng/testData/highlighting/rnc/docbook.rnc
+++ b/xml/relaxng/testData/highlighting/rnc/docbook.rnc
@@ -2043,19 +2043,19 @@ div {
     attribute inheritnum { db.orderedlist.inheritnum.enumeration }
   db.orderedlist.numeration.enumeration =
     
-    ## Specifies Arabic numeration (1, 2, 3, …)
+    ## Specifies Arabic numeration (1, 2, 3, ...)
     "arabic"
     | 
-      ## Specifies upper-case alphabetic numeration (A, B, C, …)
+      ## Specifies upper-case alphabetic numeration (A, B, C, ...)
       "upperalpha"
     | 
-      ## Specifies lower-case alphabetic numeration (a, b, c, …)
+      ## Specifies lower-case alphabetic numeration (a, b, c, ...)
       "loweralpha"
     | 
-      ## Specifies upper-case Roman numeration (I, II, III, …)
+      ## Specifies upper-case Roman numeration (I, II, III, ...)
       "upperroman"
     | 
-      ## Specifies lower-case Roman numeration (i, ii, iii …)
+      ## Specifies lower-case Roman numeration (i, ii, iii ...)
       "lowerroman"
   db.orderedlist.numeration.attribute =