--- a/wdcnt
+++ b/wdcnt
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
 
 # delete html-tag or symbol
 txt = kakasi("-oeuc -Ea", $<.read || "")
-txt.gsub!(/<[^>]*>/p, " ")
+txt.gsub!(/<[^>]*>/m, " ")
 txt.gsub!(/^\.\S+\s+/, "")
-txt.gsub!(/[\/<>\s\n\r\d%\(\),:;~"`]+/p, " ") # "
+txt.gsub!(/[\/<>\s\n\r\d%\(\),:;~"`]+/m, " ") # "
 txt.gsub!(/(?!\w)[-'\.]\W/, " ") # '
 words = kakasi("-ieuc -w", txt).split.sort!
 
