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Old 02-22-2015, 12:26 PM   #1
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RegEx to correct Single quote to Double?
I have an epub that for some reason all the dialog is bracketed by single smart quotes. The single quote is also used for contractions and such

Is there a RegEx that would correct (but not over correct) this?

It's really annoying me

Now: He said, 'I'm going home now.' And he left.


Requested: He said, "I'm going home now." And he left.

but with the smart curly quotes

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Old 02-22-2015, 12:40 PM   #2
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Never mind -- once I realized I needed to do it multiple steps, it was much easier
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It's done that way in a lo of UK books.
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Old 02-22-2015, 02:48 PM   #4
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Didn't know that.

Might be where Gutenberg got it
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