diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/core.py b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
index e652467b0..85bb1b9f1 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import discord
 
 from .errors import *
 from .cooldowns import Cooldown, BucketType, CooldownMapping
-from .view import quoted_word
 from . import converter as converters
 from ._types import _BaseCommand
 from .cog import Cog
@@ -421,7 +420,7 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand):
         if consume_rest_is_special:
             argument = view.read_rest().strip()
         else:
-            argument = quoted_word(view)
+            argument = view.get_quoted_word()
         view.previous = previous
 
         return await self.do_conversion(ctx, converter, argument, param)
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand):
             previous = view.index
 
             view.skip_ws()
-            argument = quoted_word(view)
+            argument = view.get_quoted_word()
             try:
                 value = await self.do_conversion(ctx, converter, argument, param)
             except CommandError:
@@ -450,7 +449,7 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand):
     async def _transform_greedy_var_pos(self, ctx, param, converter):
         view = ctx.view
         previous = view.index
-        argument = quoted_word(view)
+        argument = view.get_quoted_word()
         try:
             value = await self.do_conversion(ctx, converter, argument, param)
         except CommandError:
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/view.py b/discord/ext/commands/view.py
index ad34e0a43..91cc06b2b 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/view.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/view.py
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from .errors import UnexpectedQuoteError, InvalidEndOfQuotedStringError, ExpectedClosingQuoteError
 
+# map from opening quotes to closing quotes
+_quotes = {
+    '"': '"',
+    "‘": "’",
+    "‚": "‛",
+    "“": "”",
+    "„": "‟",
+    "⹂": "⹂",
+    "「": "」",
+    "『": "』",
+    "〝": "〞",
+    "﹁": "﹂",
+    "﹃": "﹄",
+    "＂": "＂",
+    "｢": "｣",
+    "«": "»",
+    "‹": "›",
+    "《": "》",
+    "〈": "〉",
+}
+_all_quotes = set(_quotes.keys()) | set(_quotes.values())
+
 class StringView:
     def __init__(self, buffer):
         self.index = 0
@@ -104,93 +126,69 @@ class StringView:
         self.index += pos
         return result
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<StringView pos: {0.index} prev: {0.previous} end: {0.end} eof: {0.eof}>'.format(self)
+    def get_quoted_word(self):
+        current = self.current
+        if current is None:
+            return None
 
-# Parser
+        close_quote = _quotes.get(current)
+        is_quoted = bool(close_quote)
+        if is_quoted:
+            result = []
+            _escaped_quotes = (current, close_quote)
+        else:
+            result = [current]
+            _escaped_quotes = _all_quotes
 
-# map from opening quotes to closing quotes
-_quotes = {
-    '"': '"',
-    "‘": "’",
-    "‚": "‛",
-    "“": "”",
-    "„": "‟",
-    "⹂": "⹂",
-    "「": "」",
-    "『": "』",
-    "〝": "〞",
-    "﹁": "﹂",
-    "﹃": "﹄",
-    "＂": "＂",
-    "｢": "｣",
-    "«": "»",
-    "‹": "›",
-    "《": "》",
-    "〈": "〉",
-}
-_all_quotes = set(_quotes.keys()) | set(_quotes.values())
-
-def quoted_word(view):
-    current = view.current
-
-    if current is None:
-        return None
-
-    close_quote = _quotes.get(current)
-    is_quoted = bool(close_quote)
-    if is_quoted:
-        result = []
-        _escaped_quotes = (current, close_quote)
-    else:
-        result = [current]
-        _escaped_quotes = _all_quotes
-
-    while not view.eof:
-        current = view.get()
-        if not current:
-            if is_quoted:
-                # unexpected EOF
-                raise ExpectedClosingQuoteError(close_quote)
-            return ''.join(result)
-
-        # currently we accept strings in the format of "hello world"
-        # to embed a quote inside the string you must escape it: "a \"world\""
-        if current == '\\':
-            next_char = view.get()
-            if not next_char:
-                # string ends with \ and no character after it
+        while not self.eof:
+            current = self.get()
+            if not current:
                 if is_quoted:
-                    # if we're quoted then we're expecting a closing quote
+                    # unexpected EOF
                     raise ExpectedClosingQuoteError(close_quote)
-                # if we aren't then we just let it through
                 return ''.join(result)
 
-            if next_char in _escaped_quotes:
-                # escaped quote
-                result.append(next_char)
-            else:
-                # different escape character, ignore it
-                view.undo()
-                result.append(current)
-            continue
-
-        if not is_quoted and current in _all_quotes:
-            # we aren't quoted
-            raise UnexpectedQuoteError(current)
-
-        # closing quote
-        if is_quoted and current == close_quote:
-            next_char = view.get()
-            valid_eof = not next_char or next_char.isspace()
-            if not valid_eof:
-                raise InvalidEndOfQuotedStringError(next_char)
-
-            # we're quoted so it's okay
-            return ''.join(result)
-
-        if current.isspace() and not is_quoted:
-            # end of word found
-            return ''.join(result)
-
-        result.append(current)
+            # currently we accept strings in the format of "hello world"
+            # to embed a quote inside the string you must escape it: "a \"world\""
+            if current == '\\':
+                next_char = self.get()
+                if not next_char:
+                    # string ends with \ and no character after it
+                    if is_quoted:
+                        # if we're quoted then we're expecting a closing quote
+                        raise ExpectedClosingQuoteError(close_quote)
+                    # if we aren't then we just let it through
+                    return ''.join(result)
+
+                if next_char in _escaped_quotes:
+                    # escaped quote
+                    result.append(next_char)
+                else:
+                    # different escape character, ignore it
+                    self.undo()
+                    result.append(current)
+                continue
+
+            if not is_quoted and current in _all_quotes:
+                # we aren't quoted
+                raise UnexpectedQuoteError(current)
+
+            # closing quote
+            if is_quoted and current == close_quote:
+                next_char = self.get()
+                valid_eof = not next_char or next_char.isspace()
+                if not valid_eof:
+                    raise InvalidEndOfQuotedStringError(next_char)
+
+                # we're quoted so it's okay
+                return ''.join(result)
+
+            if current.isspace() and not is_quoted:
+                # end of word found
+                return ''.join(result)
+
+            result.append(current)
+
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<StringView pos: {0.index} prev: {0.previous} end: {0.end} eof: {0.eof}>'.format(self)