diff --git a/phsource/ph_english b/phsource/ph_english
index d014a972..1b818a2a 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_english
+++ b/phsource/ph_english
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ endphoneme
 phoneme n
   vcd alv nas
   ipa n
-  IF nextPh(isVelar) THEN // /n/ is velarized to /N/ when before velar stops
+  IF nextPhW(isVelar) THEN // /n/ is velarized to /N/ when before velar stops
     ChangePhoneme(N)
   ENDIF
   CALL base1/n
diff --git a/tests/translate.test b/tests/translate.test
index a4180914..eff110dd 100755
--- a/tests/translate.test
+++ b/tests/translate.test
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ test_phonemes ka " 'imedg,ats#ru,ebuli m'agram Sv'ebis g'amomx,atveli s'axe" "
 test_phonemes en " 'e@ri:zr'eInboU" "♈🌈"
 test_phonemes en " 'e@ri:z r'eInboU" "♈ 🌈"
 # multi-word
-test_phonemes en " Ekskla#m'eIS@N kw'EstS@n m'A@k" "⁉"
-test_phonemes en " Ekskla#m'eIS@N kw'EstS@n m'A@k r'eInboU" "⁉ 🌈"
+test_phonemes en " Ekskla#m'eIS@n kw'EstS@n m'A@k" "⁉"
+test_phonemes en " Ekskla#m'eIS@n kw'EstS@n m'A@k r'eInboU" "⁉ 🌈"
 
 # A list entry that uses '$text' to map to another list entry crashes 1.49.2 multi-word support:
 test_phonemes en " d'eIbju:t@d" "débuted"