diff --git a/lisp/bbdb-anniv.el b/lisp/bbdb-anniv.el
index 99f8521..1b9bfd4 100644
--- a/lisp/bbdb-anniv.el
+++ b/lisp/bbdb-anniv.el
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ as format string."
 This obeys `calendar-date-style' via `diary-date-forms'.
 To enable this feature, put the following into your .emacs:
 
- \(add-hook 'diary-list-entries-hook 'bbdb-anniv-diary-entries)"
+ \(add-hook \\='diary-list-entries-hook \\='bbdb-anniv-diary-entries)"
   ;; Loop over NUMBER dates starting from ORGINAL-DATE.
   (let* ((num-date (1- (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian original-date)))
          (end-date (+ num-date number)))
diff --git a/lisp/bbdb-gnus-aux.el b/lisp/bbdb-gnus-aux.el
index f2050d8..96f7d8b 100644
--- a/lisp/bbdb-gnus-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/bbdb-gnus-aux.el
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ determine the group and spooling priority for a single address."
 ;;
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun bbdb/gnus-nnimap-folder-list-from-bbdb ()
-  "Return a list of \( \"From\" mail-regexp imap-folder-name\) tuples
+  "Return a list of (\"From\" mail-regexp imap-folder-name) tuples
 based on the contents of the bbdb.
 
-The folder-name is the value of the 'imap attribute of the BBDB record;
+The folder-name is the value of the \\='imap attribute of the BBDB record;
 the mail-regexp consists of all the mail addresses for the BBDB record
-concatenated with OR.  Records without an 'imap attribute are ignored.
+concatenated with OR.  Records without an \\='imap attribute are ignored.
 
-Here  is an example of a relevant BBDB record:
+Here is an example of a relevant BBDB record:
 
 Uwe Brauer
            mail: oub@mat.ucm.es
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ This function uses `regexp-opt' to generate the mail-regexp which automatically
 the `nnimap-split-fancy' method you have to use macros, that is your setting
 will look like:
 
-\(setq nnimap-split-rule  'nnimap-split-fancy
-       nnimap-split-inbox \"INBOX\"
-       nnimap-split-fancy
-       `\(| ,@\(bbdb/gnus-nnimap-folder-list-from-bbdb\)
-            ... \)\)
+\(setq nnimap-split-rule  \\='nnimap-split-fancy
+      nnimap-split-inbox \"INBOX\"
+      nnimap-split-fancy
+      \\=`(| ,@(bbdb/gnus-nnimap-folder-list-from-bbdb)
+            ... ))
 
-Note that `\( is the backquote, NOT the quote '\(."
+Note that \\=`( is the backquote, NOT the quote \\='(."
 
   (let (;; the value of the 'imap attribute of a bbdb record
         folder-attr