Yes. I did try that but it made words with apostrophes sound strange like don t and can t. Thanks for the idea. I just don't understand why this is still a problem. So many editors have "smart quotes" that seem to make apostrophes instead of quote marks. I tried all the punctuation levels in jaws but can't shut them up. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: john.falter To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:13 AM Subject: Re: apostrophe again You could use the jaws dictionary to change apostrophe to quote, but then you would never hear apostrophe. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Logue To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:23 PM Subject: apostrophe again My favourite voice is Eloquence. When I read some scanned books, they have apostrophes instead of quotes. How do I get Jaws to stop saying apostrophe when there is a quotation? It drives me nuts! I tried setting punctuation levels but it doesn't stop apostrophes being spoken when they are used instead of quotes. Bob