[Plugin: WPGPlus] Symbols in place of punctuation

i am using WPGPlus version 0.8.3 (version 0.8.4 gives me that too many redirects problem) but everytime I put punctuation in a post, it shows in my G+ as symbols. I did a test post and some punctuation is ok but the main ones I use are turned into symbols; even blank space is published as a symbol. in my wordpress test post https://shaunie.me/test-post-3/ i typed and posted the following:

Apostrophe '
Quotation mark "open- closed"
Multidot ...
Asterisk *
Pound #
Dollar $

in g+ it appears as this:
https://shaunie.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/error.png

i had to put what it appears as as an image here because when i try to type the symbols in these forums, it auto-corrects it. i believe this may be the same issue that was in this thread https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/plugin-wpgplus-punctuation-not-translating?replies=3 another person started but the www.ads-software.com site auto-corrected the symbols and thats why no one saw what he was talking about.

but is there any resolution to this?

https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wpgplus/