On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:43:57 UTC, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:

Why do you think I'm not? I live on the Herts / Essex borders. I had
an exchange with a German recently who also thought I was American -
both on usenet so I'm wondering if something is set up incorrectly.


You're "set up" utilises character set 'us-ascii'. This may, or may not,
be incorrect. Your choice.

Thanks - I'll look into that. I use an Australian keyboard which does
not have a Pound symbol - that may be the reason.

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