diff --git a/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf b/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf
index 5c8743d1a..31c7ccda3 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/PhonoFre.gf
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ oper
     "I" ; "Î" ; "O" ; "Ô" ; "U" ; "Û" ; "Y"
     } ;
 
-  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; "'" / voyelle} ;
-----  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; ("'" ++ Predef.SOFT_BIND) / voyelle} ;
+----  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; "'" / voyelle} ;
+  elision : Str -> Str = \d -> d + pre {"e" ; ("'" ++ Predef.BIND) / voyelle} ;
 
 -- The following morphemes are the most common uses of elision.
 
   elisDe  = elision "d" ;
-  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'") / voyelle} ;
-----  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'" ++ Predef.SOFT_BIND) / voyelle} ; --- doesn't work properly 15/4/2014
+----  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'") / voyelle} ;
+  elisLa  = pre {"la" ; ("l'" ++ Predef.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 b7c4be62c..f4e4f1f7a 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.SOFT_BIND) / vocale ; lo / sImpuro} ;
-    pre {vocale => l' ;  sImpuro => lo ; _ => il} ;  --- doesn't work properly 15/4/2014
+    pre {il ; (l' ++ Predef.BIND) / vocale ; lo / sImpuro} ;
+---    pre {vocale => l' ;  sImpuro => lo ; _ => il} ;  --- doesn't work properly 15/4/2014
 
 }