diff --git a/src/transforms/map.jl b/src/transforms/map.jl
index 1c9cff23..cc300ea9 100644
--- a/src/transforms/map.jl
+++ b/src/transforms/map.jl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct Map <: StatelessFeatureTransform
 end
 
 function Map(args::MapArg...)
-  tups = map(_extract, args)
+  tups = map(_mapargs, args)
   sels = [t[1] for t in tups]
   funs = [t[2] for t in tups]
   tars = [t[3] for t in tups]
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ function applyfeat(transform::Map, feat, prep)
   newfeat, nothing
 end
 
-_extract(arg::ColsCallableTarget) = selector(first(arg)), first(last(arg)), Symbol(last(last(arg)))
-_extract(arg::ColsCallable) = selector(first(arg)), last(arg), nothing
-_extract(arg::CallableTarget) = AllSelector(), first(arg), Symbol(last(arg))
-_extract(arg::Callable) = AllSelector(), arg, nothing
+_mapargs(arg::ColsCallableTarget) = selector(first(arg)), first(last(arg)), Symbol(last(last(arg)))
+_mapargs(arg::ColsCallable) = selector(first(arg)), last(arg), nothing
+_mapargs(arg::CallableTarget) = AllSelector(), first(arg), Symbol(last(arg))
+_mapargs(arg::Callable) = AllSelector(), arg, nothing
 
 function _makename(snames, fun)
   funname = _funname(fun)
diff --git a/src/transforms/replace.jl b/src/transforms/replace.jl
index 728065b1..c2007f24 100644
--- a/src/transforms/replace.jl
+++ b/src/transforms/replace.jl
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ end
 Replace() = throw(ArgumentError("cannot create Replace transform without arguments"))
 
 # utility functions
-_extract(p::Pair) = AllSelector(), _pred(first(p)), last(p)
-_extract(p::Pair{<:Any,<:Pair}) = selector(first(p)), _pred(first(last(p))), last(last(p))
+_replaceargs(p::Pair) = AllSelector(), _pred(first(p)), last(p)
+_replaceargs(p::Pair{<:Any,<:Pair}) = selector(first(p)), _pred(first(last(p))), last(last(p))
 
 _pred(f::Function) = f
 _pred(v) = Base.Fix2(===, v)
 
 function Replace(pairs::Pair...)
-  tuples = map(_extract, pairs)
+  tuples = map(_replaceargs, pairs)
   selectors = [t[1] for t in tuples]
   preds = [t[2] for t in tuples]
   news = Any[t[3] for t in tuples]
diff --git a/test/transforms/replace.jl b/test/transforms/replace.jl
index 26568ee0..78d81fc5 100644
--- a/test/transforms/replace.jl
+++ b/test/transforms/replace.jl
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@
   n, c = apply(T, rt)
   @test Tables.isrowtable(n)
 
+  # string replacement
+  t = Table(a=["A", "B", "C"])
+  T = Replace("a" => ==("C") => "R")
+  n, c = apply(T, t)
+  @test n.a == ["A", "B", "R"]
+
   # throws
   @test_throws ArgumentError Replace()
 end