diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 7061c49..9cb2bf6 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -11,4 +11,11 @@
          (org-latex-toc-command . "\\frontmatter\n\\addchap{Table of Contents}\n\\label{chap:toc}\n\\listoftoc*{toc}\n\n")
          (fill-column . 200)))
  (org-mode . ((eval . (progn (visual-line-mode)
-                             (org-toggle-link-display))))))
+                             (org-toggle-link-display)
+                             (add-to-list
+                              'org-export-smart-quotes-alist
+                              '("en-gb" (primary-opening :utf-8 "“" :html "“" :latex "``" :texinfo "``")
+                                (primary-closing :utf-8 "”" :html "”" :latex "''" :texinfo "''")
+                                (secondary-opening :utf-8 "‘" :html "‘" :latex "`" :texinfo "`")
+                                (secondary-closing :utf-8 "’" :html "’" :latex "'" :texinfo "'")
+                                (apostrophe :utf-8 "’" :html "’"))))))))
diff --git a/build.el b/build.el
index 64d2090..dfb3eba 100644
--- a/build.el
+++ b/build.el
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
       org-latex-prefer-user-labels t
       org-latex-toc-command "\\frontmatter\n\\addchap{Table of Contents}\n\\label{chap:toc}\n\\listoftoc*{toc}\n\n")
 
+(add-to-list
+ 'org-export-smart-quotes-alist
+ '("en-gb" (primary-opening :utf-8 "“" :html "“" :latex "``" :texinfo "``")
+   (primary-closing :utf-8 "”" :html "”" :latex "''" :texinfo "''")
+   (secondary-opening :utf-8 "‘" :html "‘" :latex "`" :texinfo "`")
+   (secondary-closing :utf-8 "’" :html "’" :latex "'" :texinfo "'")
+   (apostrophe :utf-8 "’" :html "’")))
+
 (find-file "book.org")
 (org-latex-export-to-latex)