diff --git a/textile/functions.py b/textile/functions.py
index b04e9e6f..46387580 100644
--- a/textile/functions.py
+++ b/textile/functions.py
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ def span(self, text):
         """
         qtags = (r'\*\*', r'\*', r'\?\?', r'\-', r'__',
                  r'_', r'%', r'\+', r'~', r'\^')
-        pnct = ".,\"'?!;:"
+        pnct = ".,\"'?!;:("
 
         for qtag in qtags:
             pattern = re.compile(r"""
diff --git a/textile/tests/__init__.py b/textile/tests/__init__.py
index 21e33b59..9e802a09 100644
--- a/textile/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/textile/tests/__init__.py
@@ -201,7 +201,11 @@ class TestKnownValues():
 
         ('line of text\n\n    leading spaces','\t<p>line of text</p>\n\n    leading spaces'),
 
-        ('"some text":http://www.example.com/?q=foo%20bar and more text','\t<p><a href="http://www.example.com/?q=foo%20bar">some text</a> and more text</p>')
+        ('"some text":http://www.example.com/?q=foo%20bar and more text','\t<p><a href="http://www.example.com/?q=foo%20bar">some text</a> and more text</p>'),
+
+        ('(??some text??)','\t<p>(<cite>some text</cite>)</p>'),
+
+        ('(*bold text*)','\t<p>(<strong>bold text</strong>)</p>'),
 
     )