diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentContentOperationsManager.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentContentOperationsManager.cxx
index 9bc74d0..6c4b675 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentContentOperationsManager.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentContentOperationsManager.cxx
@@ -2561,10 +2561,11 @@ void DocumentContentOperationsManager::TransliterateText(
             aBndry = g_pBreakIt->GetBreakIter()->getWordBoundary(
                         pTNd->GetText(), nSttCnt,
                         g_pBreakIt->GetLocale( pTNd->GetLang( nSttCnt ) ),
-                        WordType::ANY_WORD /*ANYWORD_IGNOREWHITESPACES*/,
+                        WordType::/*ANY_WORD*/ANYWORD_IGNOREWHITESPACES, //IGNOREWHITESPACES required for end-of-word position to work.
                         true );
+SAL_WARN("DEBUG"," Start["<<aBndry.startPos<<"] stIdx["<<nSttCnt<<"] endIdx["<<nEndCnt<<"] End["<<aBndry.endPos<<"] ["<<pTNd->GetText()<<"] startNode["<<nSttNd<<"] EndNode["<<nEndNd<<"] PaM["<<rPaM<<"]");
 
-        if( aBndry.startPos < nSttCnt && nSttCnt < aBndry.endPos )
+        if( aBndry.startPos <= nSttCnt && nEndCnt <= aBndry.endPos )
         {
             nSttCnt = aBndry.startPos;
             nEndCnt = aBndry.endPos;