diff --git a/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf b/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf
index 4b9bb4268..5c8743d1a 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ oper
     "I" ; "Î" ; "O" ; "Ô" ; "U" ; "Û" ; "Y"
     } ;
 
-  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; ("'" ++ Predef.BIND) / voyelle} ;
+  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; "'" / voyelle} ;
+----  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; ("'" ++ Predef.SOFT_BIND) / voyelle} ;
 
 -- The following morphemes are the most common uses of elision.
 
   elisDe  = elision "d" ;
-  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'" ++ Predef.BIND) / voyelle} ;
+  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'") / voyelle} ;
+----  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'" ++ Predef.SOFT_BIND) / voyelle} ; --- doesn't work properly 15/4/2014
   elisLe  = elision "l" ;
   elisNe  = elision "n" ;
   elisQue = elision "qu" ; 
diff --git a/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf b/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf
index 1d14ff99e..b7c4be62c 100644
--- a/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ oper
     } ;
 
   elision : (_,_,_ : Str) -> Str = \il, l', lo -> 
-    pre {il ; (l' ++ Predef.BIND) / vocale ; lo / sImpuro} ;
----    pre {vocale => l' ;  sImpuro => lo ; _ => il} ;
+----    pre {il ; (l' ++ Predef.SOFT_BIND) / vocale ; lo / sImpuro} ;
+    pre {vocale => l' ;  sImpuro => lo ; _ => il} ;  --- doesn't work properly 15/4/2014
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/translator/TranslateIta.gf b/lib/src/translator/TranslateIta.gf
index 6d1ef5836..854bb6f5a 100644
--- a/lib/src/translator/TranslateIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/translator/TranslateIta.gf
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 concrete TranslateIta of Translate = 
   TenseIta,
-  NounIta - [PPartNP],
+  NounIta - [
+    PPartNP
+    ,UsePron -- override with a prodrop variant
+    ],
   AdjectiveIta,
   NumeralIta,
   SymbolIta [
@@ -26,10 +29,15 @@ concrete TranslateIta of Translate =
   ExtensionsIta [CompoundCN,AdAdV,UttAdV,ApposNP,MkVPI, MkVPS, PredVPS, PassVPSlash, PassAgentVPSlash, CompoundAP],
 
   DictionaryIta ** 
-open MorphoIta, ResIta, ParadigmsIta, SyntaxIta, CommonScand, (E = ExtraIta), Prelude in {
+open MorphoIta, ResIta, ParadigmsIta, SyntaxIta, (E = ExtraIta), (G = GrammarIta), Prelude in {
 
 flags
   literal=Symb ;
 
+-- the overrides -----
+lin
+
+ UsePron p = G.UsePron p | G.UsePron (E.ProDrop p) ;
+
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/translator/TranslateSpa.gf b/lib/src/translator/TranslateSpa.gf
index 1c2623928..dc516e2bd 100644
--- a/lib/src/translator/TranslateSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/translator/TranslateSpa.gf
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 concrete TranslateSpa of Translate = 
   TenseSpa,
-  NounSpa - [PPartNP],
+  NounSpa - [
+    PPartNP
+    ,UsePron -- override with a prodrop variant
+    ],
   AdjectiveSpa,
   NumeralSpa,
   SymbolSpa [
@@ -26,10 +29,15 @@ concrete TranslateSpa of Translate =
   ExtensionsSpa [CompoundCN,AdAdV,UttAdV,ApposNP,MkVPI, MkVPS, PredVPS, PassVPSlash, PassAgentVPSlash, CompoundAP],
 
   DictionarySpa ** 
-open MorphoSpa, ResSpa, ParadigmsSpa, SyntaxSpa, CommonScand, (E = ExtraSpa), Prelude in {
+open MorphoSpa, ResSpa, ParadigmsSpa, SyntaxSpa, (E = ExtraSpa), (G = GrammarSpa), Prelude in {
 
 flags
   literal=Symb ;
 
+-- the overrides -----
+lin
+
+ UsePron p = G.UsePron p | G.UsePron (E.ProDrop p) ;
+
 }