Reply To: Across the Pond — Quotations from UK to US

Well, more time was spent worrying worrying about this than actually fixing it. Following David’s advice …

Just one minute ago, I copied and pasted that code under the “GREP” window. Using F/C, I replaced all single quotes with characters on each side (such as apostrophe S) with the copyright symbol ( © ). I chose the copyright symbol since I wanted something that didn’t appear ANYWHERE within the context of the novel. (The front matter and back matter are saved as separate InDesign files, then assembled using the “BOOK” feature.)

I replaced all remaining single quotes with double quotes, then re-replaced the copyright symbol © with single quotes. So, far so good. This was a huge time-saver … especially since the lead character’s name is O’Brien. (phew!)

Now, of course, I’ll proofread the novel from beginning to end, but I don’t anticipate many problems from here onward …

Thanks for your help!