diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index d162e8f..26f9a66 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [Changes 1.2.2]
 
+* Rename exported function move_to_abs_word() to move_to_word(). (caf)
+
 * Make "You can't hide an invisible window" message respect
   /SET WINDOW_QUIET. (caf)
 
diff --git a/include/ircaux.h b/include/ircaux.h
index eff7e0b..d334108 100644
--- a/include/ircaux.h
+++ b/include/ircaux.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ char *	base64_encode	(const void *data, size_t size);
 #define SOS -32767
 #define EOS 32767
 char	*BX_strsearch			(register char *, char *, char *, int);
-char	*BX_move_to_abs_word	(const register char *, char **, int);
+char	*BX_move_to_word	(const char *, int);
 char	*BX_move_word_rel		(const char *, char **, int);
 char	*BX_extract		(char *, int, int);
 char	*BX_extract2		(const char *, int, int);
diff --git a/include/module.h b/include/module.h
index e036892..8c78a37 100644
--- a/include/module.h
+++ b/include/module.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * if we change the table below, we change this module number to the 
  * current date (YYYYMMDDxx where xx is a serial number).
  */
-#define MODULE_VERSION 2017110602UL
+#define MODULE_VERSION 2017111401UL
 
 #include "struct.h"
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ enum FUNCTION_VALUE
 	
 /* words.c */
 	STRSEARCH,
-	MOVE_TO_ABS_WORD,
+	MOVE_TO_WORD,
 	MOVE_WORD_REL,
 	EXTRACT,
 	EXTRACT2,
diff --git a/include/modval.h b/include/modval.h
index fc64b8a..7afe7ea 100644
--- a/include/modval.h
+++ b/include/modval.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ extern Function_ptr *global;
 
 /* words.c reg.c */
 #define strsearch (*(char *(*)(char *, char *, char *, int ))global[STRSEARCH])
-#define move_to_abs_word (*(char *(*)(const char *, char **, int ))global[MOVE_TO_ABS_WORD])
+#define move_to_word (*(char *(*)(const char *, int))global[MOVE_TO_WORD])
 #define move_word_rel (*(char *(*)(const char *, char **, int ))global[MOVE_WORD_REL])
 #define extract (*(char *(*)(char *, int , int ))global[EXTRACT])
 #define extract2 (*(char *(*)(const char *, int , int ))global[EXTRACT2])
diff --git a/source/modules.c b/source/modules.c
index aa846c0..5634691 100644
--- a/source/modules.c
+++ b/source/modules.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int already_done = 0;
 	
 /* words.c reg.c */
 	global_table[STRSEARCH]			= (Function_ptr) BX_strsearch;
-	global_table[MOVE_TO_ABS_WORD]		= (Function_ptr) BX_move_to_abs_word;
+	global_table[MOVE_TO_WORD]		= (Function_ptr) BX_move_to_word;
 	global_table[MOVE_WORD_REL]		= (Function_ptr) BX_move_word_rel;
 	global_table[EXTRACT]			= (Function_ptr) BX_extract;
 	global_table[EXTRACT2]			= (Function_ptr) BX_extract2;
diff --git a/source/who.c b/source/who.c
index 600e4e0..44f2480 100644
--- a/source/who.c
+++ b/source/who.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void BX_userhostbase(char *args, void (*line) (UserhostItem *, char *, char *),
 		{
 			UserhostEntry *new_uh = get_new_userhost_entry();
 
-			move_to_abs_word(ptr, &next_ptr, 5);
+			next_ptr = move_to_word(ptr, 5);
 			if (next_ptr && *next_ptr && next_ptr > ptr)
 				next_ptr[-1] = 0;
 
diff --git a/source/words.c b/source/words.c
index 15461d6..951ce42 100644
--- a/source/words.c
+++ b/source/words.c
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ extern char	*BX_strsearch(register char *start, char *mark, char *chars, int how
 	return mark;
 }
 
-/* Move to an absolute word number from start */
-/* First word is always numbered zero. */
-extern char	*BX_move_to_abs_word (const register char *start, char **mark, int word)
+/* move_to_word()
+ *
+ * Return a pointer to the first character of the Nth word in a string.
+ * The first word is always numbered zero.
+ */
+extern char	*BX_move_to_word(const char *start, int word)
 {
-	register char *pointer = (char *)start;
-	register int counter = word;
+	const char *pointer = start;
 
 	/* This fixes a bug that counted leading spaces as
 	 * a word, when they're really not a word.... 
@@ -64,10 +66,10 @@ extern char	*BX_move_to_abs_word (const register char *start, char **mark, int w
 	 * my foot in this one... I'm just going to go with
 	 * what the stock client does...
 	 */
-	 while (pointer && *pointer && my_isspace(*pointer))
+	while (*pointer && my_isspace(*pointer))
 		pointer++;
 
-	for (;counter > 0 && *pointer;counter--)
+	for (; word > 0 && *pointer; word--)
 	{
 		while (*pointer && !my_isspace(*pointer))
 			pointer++;
@@ -75,9 +77,7 @@ extern char	*BX_move_to_abs_word (const register char *start, char **mark, int w
 			pointer++;
 	}
 
-	if (mark)
-		*mark = pointer;
-	return pointer;
+	return (char *)pointer;
 }
 
 /* move_word_rel()
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ extern char	*BX_extract2(const char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 	/* If the firstword is positive, move to that word */
 	else if (firstword >= 0)
 	{
-		move_to_abs_word(start, &mark, firstword);
+		mark = move_to_word(start, firstword);
 		if (!*mark)
 			return m_strdup(empty_string);
 	}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ extern char	*BX_extract2(const char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 	else 
 	{
 		if (lastword >= 0)
-			move_to_abs_word(start, &mark2, lastword+1);
+			mark2 = move_to_word(start, lastword + 1);
 		else
 		{
 			mark2 = (char *)start + strlen(start);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ extern char	*BX_extract(char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 
 	/* If the firstword is positive, move to that word */
 	else if (firstword >= 0)
-		move_to_abs_word(start, &mark, firstword);
+		mark = move_to_word(start, firstword);
 
 	/* Its negative.  Hold off right now. */
 	else
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ extern char	*BX_extract(char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 	else 
 	{
 		if (lastword >= 0)
-			move_to_abs_word(start, &mark2, lastword+1);
+			mark2 = move_to_word(start, lastword + 1);
 		else
 			/* it's negative -- that's not valid */
 			return m_strdup(empty_string);