Doug, This mark is called a "diacritical mark". Many languages which use the Roman alphabet also use diacritical marks to show how the word is pronounced and/or the word's meaning.
Google "diacritic" to find more info. JimS On 11/04/2013 08:34 PM, Douglas Tighe wrote: > Can someone please explain the uses of this letter "Â ". which quite > often is used. I live in Australia and its not something we use, am I > missing out on something. > > Cheers > > Doug Tighe > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
