diff --git a/spacy/de/__init__.py b/spacy/de/__init__.py
index 5b1cca578..24143eaea 100644
--- a/spacy/de/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/de/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from ..attrs import LANG
 from . import language_data
 
 from ..language_data import update_exc
+from ..language_data import strings_to_exc
 from ..language_data import EMOTICONS
 from .language_data import ORTH_ONLY
-from .language_data import strings_to_exc
 
 
 TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS = dict(language_data.TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS)
diff --git a/spacy/de/language_data.py b/spacy/de/language_data.py
index b7e25ca4a..8cadecd8f 100644
--- a/spacy/de/language_data.py
+++ b/spacy/de/language_data.py
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import *
+from ..language_data import PRON_LEMMA
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_PREFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_SUFFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_INFIXES
 
 
-def strings_to_exc(orths):
-    return {orth: [{ORTH: orth}] for orth in orths}
-
-
-PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-
-
 TAG_MAP = {
     "$(":       {TAG: PUNCT, "PunctType": "brck"},
     "$,":       {TAG: PUNCT, "PunctType": "comm"},
diff --git a/spacy/en/__init__.py b/spacy/en/__init__.py
index 9268b6746..2a7fbaf8c 100644
--- a/spacy/en/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/en/__init__.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ from ..tokenizer import Tokenizer
 from ..attrs import LANG
 
 from ..language_data import update_exc
+from ..language_data import strings_to_exc
 from ..language_data import EMOTICONS
 from .language_data import ORTH_ONLY
-from .language_data import strings_to_exc
 from .language_data import get_time_exc
 
 
diff --git a/spacy/en/language_data.py b/spacy/en/language_data.py
index aec221de8..edf44468b 100644
--- a/spacy/en/language_data.py
+++ b/spacy/en/language_data.py
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import *
+from ..language_data import PRON_LEMMA
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_PREFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_SUFFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_INFIXES
 
 
-def strings_to_exc(orths):
-    return {orth: [{ORTH: orth}] for orth in orths}
-
-
 def get_time_exc(hours):
     exc = {}
     for hour in hours:
@@ -36,9 +33,6 @@ def get_time_exc(hours):
     return exc
 
 
-PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-
-
 TAG_MAP = {
     ".":        {POS: PUNCT, "PunctType": "peri"},
     ",":        {POS: PUNCT, "PunctType": "comm"},
diff --git a/spacy/es/__init__.py b/spacy/es/__init__.py
index 55a952c0b..0b54e1746 100644
--- a/spacy/es/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/es/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from . import language_data
 from ..attrs import LANG
 
 from ..language_data import update_exc
+from ..language_data import strings_to_exc
 from ..language_data import EMOTICONS
 from .language_data import ORTH_ONLY
-from .language_data import strings_to_exc
 
 
 TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS = dict(language_data.TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS)
diff --git a/spacy/es/language_data.py b/spacy/es/language_data.py
index f8e144341..344adf59b 100644
--- a/spacy/es/language_data.py
+++ b/spacy/es/language_data.py
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import *
+from ..language_data import PRON_LEMMA
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_PREFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_SUFFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_INFIXES
 
 
-def strings_to_exc(orths):
-    return {orth: [{ORTH: orth}] for orth in orths}
-
-
-PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-
-
 TAG_MAP = {
 
 }
diff --git a/spacy/fr/__init__.py b/spacy/fr/__init__.py
index edc9b2f9c..536c925d0 100644
--- a/spacy/fr/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/fr/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from . import language_data
 from ..attrs import LANG
 
 from ..language_data import update_exc
+from ..language_data import strings_to_exc
 from ..language_data import EMOTICONS
 from .language_data import ORTH_ONLY
-from .language_data import strings_to_exc
 
 
 TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS = dict(language_data.TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS)
diff --git a/spacy/fr/language_data.py b/spacy/fr/language_data.py
index 1b8d2bc02..80419402d 100644
--- a/spacy/fr/language_data.py
+++ b/spacy/fr/language_data.py
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import *
+from ..language_data import PRON_LEMMA
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_PREFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_SUFFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_INFIXES
 
 
-def strings_to_exc(orths):
-    return {orth: [{ORTH: orth}] for orth in orths}
-
-
-PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-
-
 TAG_MAP = {
 
 }
diff --git a/spacy/it/__init__.py b/spacy/it/__init__.py
index 44d97ebff..49f8d6780 100644
--- a/spacy/it/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/it/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from . import language_data
 from ..attrs import LANG
 
 from ..language_data import update_exc
+from ..language_data import strings_to_exc
 from ..language_data import EMOTICONS
 from .language_data import ORTH_ONLY
-from .language_data import strings_to_exc
 
 
 TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS = dict(language_data.TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS)
diff --git a/spacy/it/language_data.py b/spacy/it/language_data.py
index 85326b8cf..162d26022 100644
--- a/spacy/it/language_data.py
+++ b/spacy/it/language_data.py
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import *
+from ..language_data import PRON_LEMMA
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_PREFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_SUFFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_INFIXES
 
 
-def strings_to_exc(orths):
-    return {orth: [{ORTH: orth}] for orth in orths}
-
-
-PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-
-
 TAG_MAP = {
 
 }
diff --git a/spacy/pt/__init__.py b/spacy/pt/__init__.py
index 92aba26aa..26b19831f 100644
--- a/spacy/pt/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/pt/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from . import language_data
 from ..attrs import LANG
 
 from ..language_data import update_exc
+from ..language_data import strings_to_exc
 from ..language_data import EMOTICONS
 from .language_data import ORTH_ONLY
-from .language_data import strings_to_exc
 
 
 TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS = dict(language_data.TOKENIZER_EXCEPTIONS)
diff --git a/spacy/pt/language_data.py b/spacy/pt/language_data.py
index add07c3cc..9ebd5e678 100644
--- a/spacy/pt/language_data.py
+++ b/spacy/pt/language_data.py
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import *
+from ..language_data import PRON_LEMMA
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_PREFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_SUFFIXES
 from ..language_data import TOKENIZER_INFIXES
 
 
-def strings_to_exc(orths):
-    return {orth: [{ORTH: orth}] for orth in orths}
-
-
-PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-
-
 TAG_MAP = {
 
 }