Bill, My email program showed the pounds sterling sign in both your post and Jeannie's original post. However, it shows the "ú" in the part of Jeannie's post that you forwarded. I'll bet that some email programs handle these characters differently. Does your computer read "£" the pounds sterling sign in this message or do you still show a "ú "? Elizabeth lizsmith@setel.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill McCray <tobill@mailhost.mis.net> To: <KYNICHOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [KYNICHOL-L] good information > > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:26:40 -0700 > > From: "Jean Dalrymple" <motherd@theriver.com> > > To: KYNICHOL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [KYNICHOL-L] good information > > > Hello.... I am forwarding this from another (Mason co.) list because I > > think that it is useful (and fun)... :) enjoy... Jeannie <>< > > > > Hi all, You don't have to write Lbs. for British pounds, you can write it > > from you computer by holding down alt and the numbers 156 as such ú, then > > when you release the alt key the ú sign appears. > > But why would I want to use a "u" with an acute or grave (can't > recall which it is) for pounds sterling? Hmm. Alt 156 did give me a > pounds sterling sign (£), but that's not what I see in your post. > What symbol do you see in the parentheses in the line above? > > Bill McCray > Lexington, KY > >