diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php
index bc7c2322e4..582afd3cfd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ class Custom_Image_Header {
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Default Images' ); ?></th>
 <td>
 			<?php if ( current_theme_supports( 'custom-header', 'uploads' ) ) : ?>
-	<p><?php _e( 'If you don&lsquo;t want to upload your own image, you can use one of these cool headers, or show a random one.' ); ?></p>
+	<p><?php _e( 'If you do not want to upload your own image, you can use one of these cool headers, or show a random one.' ); ?></p>
 	<?php else : ?>
 	<p><?php _e( 'You can use one of these cool headers or show a random one on each page.' ); ?></p>
 	<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/user.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/user.php
index ddbc4ea1f3..47458553d7 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function default_password_nag() {
 	<div class="error default-password-nag">
 		<p>
 			<strong><?php _e( 'Notice:' ); ?></strong>
-			<?php _e( 'You&rsquo;re using the auto-generated password for your account. Would you like to change it?' ); ?>
+			<?php _e( 'You are using the auto-generated password for your account. Would you like to change it?' ); ?>
 		</p>
 		<p>
 		<?php
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/theme.php b/src/wp-includes/theme.php
index 9c53a9ecc6..32fd55df5e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/theme.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/theme.php
@@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ function get_theme_starter_content() {
 				'post_title'   => _x( 'About', 'Theme starter content' ),
 				'post_content' => sprintf(
 					"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>%s</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->",
-					_x( 'You might be an artist who would like to introduce yourself and your work here or maybe you&rsquo;re a business with a mission to describe.', 'Theme starter content' )
+					_x( 'You might be an artist who would like to introduce yourself and your work here or maybe you are a business with a mission to describe.', 'Theme starter content' )
 				),
 			),
 			'contact'          => array(