# Crazy keyboard why do you torture me?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 27, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961 "2005-01-27T19:04:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/1 "2005-01-27T19:04:43Z")
Why are the " and @ keys switched on my keyboard? What I mean is, whenever I press one, the other shows up ☹
I fixed this before but cannot remember how, can anybody help? I’m just as interested as to why this happens not just the remedy.
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### Author:  [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/2 "2005-01-27T19:16:33Z")
Can’t you just pry the keys off and switch them? 😛
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### Author:  [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/3 "2005-01-27T19:19:06Z")
I could but then my keys would read 1, ', 3, 4, 5, etc 😃
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/4 "2005-01-27T19:21:50Z")
> **[Office Supplies, Technology, Ink & Much More | Staples®](https://www.staples.com/)**
😃
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### Author:  [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/5 "2005-01-27T19:24:10Z")
> [@klintypooh](#):
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> Why are the " and @ keys switched on my keyboard? What I mean is, whenever I press one, the other shows up ☹
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> I fixed this before but cannot remember how, can anybody help? I’m just as interested as to why this happens not just the remedy.
A serious answer is that you’ve got your keyboard layout set to “US English” rather than “UK English”. Set it to “UK English”, and everything will be OK.
BTW – Which bit of Brum?
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### Author:  [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/6 "2005-01-27T19:27:44Z")
That was it! I remember now!! Thank you Angua. 🙂
And you know Greatt Barr/ Erdington way??
Well nowhere near there. 😃
I kid I kid.
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### Author:  [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/7 "2005-01-27T19:30:36Z")
Hey, happy to help! I’m at the other side of Brum to you then! More Edgbaston/Selly Oak way.
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### Author:  [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/8 "2005-01-27T19:45:34Z")
[QUOTE=Angua]
A serious answer is that you’ve got your keyboard layout set to “US English” rather than “UK English”. Set it to “UK English”, and everything will be OK.
[QUOTE]
IIRC my Ibook has the " and @ switched on the actual keys.
So my number 2 has @ above it.
Having language on UK English doesn’t seem to change it.
A real pain since I use a “normal” UK Layout at work.
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### Author:  [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/9 "2005-01-27T20:12:48Z")
> [@Arch Trout](#):
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> > [@Angua](#):
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> > A serious answer is that you’ve got your keyboard layout set to “US English” rather than “UK English”. Set it to “UK English”, and everything will be OK.
>
> IIRC my Ibook has the " and @ switched on the actual keys.
> So my number 2 has @ above it.
> Having language on UK English doesn’t seem to change it.
>
> A real pain since I use a “normal” UK Layout at work.
That, my friend is a hardware problem. 😉
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/10 "2005-01-27T20:20:29Z")
> [@Angua](#):
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> A serious answer is that you’ve got your keyboard layout set to “US English” rather than “UK English”. Set it to “UK English”, and everything will be OK.
>
> BTW – Which bit of Brum?
Man I bet Staples hates you. 😉
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### Author:  [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/11 "2005-01-27T21:28:39Z")
**Susie Derkins** …Don’t read beyond this point.
Or if you have to, sshhhhh…don’t tell!
Now does anyone have any solutions as to how to get gravy out of one? :dubious:
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### Author:  [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/12 "2005-01-27T21:36:31Z")
> [@harmless](#):
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> Now does anyone have any solutions as to how to get gravy out of one? :dubious:
Turn it upside down and shake over the sink. If that doesn’t work, take it apart and using a soft damp cloth, clean everything. If that doesn’t work, go to Staples. 😉
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### Author:  [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/13 "2005-01-27T21:42:01Z")
> [@harmless](#):
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> Now does anyone have any solutions as to how to get gravy out of one? :dubious:
Do you have any fat hungry kids living nearby? 😃
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### Author:  [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/14 "2005-01-27T23:59:20Z")
> [@Angua](#):
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> Turn it upside down and shake over the sink. If that doesn’t work, take it apart and using a soft damp cloth, clean everything. If that doesn’t work, go to Staples. 😉
And this time, buy one of [these](http://www.grandtec.com/vik.htm).
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### Author:  [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/15 "2005-01-28T08:54:29Z")
You know, considering I’ve dropped stuff like water, coffee and cheese on toast (cheese first) onto my keyboard, one of those might not be a bad idea.
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### Author:  [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/16 "2005-01-28T11:56:54Z")
But it’s only virtually indestructible, so what if it’s cheese on toast that can destroy it? What would ya do then hmmmmmm? :dubious:
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### Author:  [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/17 "2005-01-28T11:59:15Z")
Buy another one and resolve not to eat cheese on toast near it again?
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### Author:  [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/18 "2005-01-28T12:27:07Z")
Can you resist the cheesy keyboard goodness? I know I couldn’fdknfgk
Ojh Dwearr ☹
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### Author:  [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/19 "2005-01-29T16:51:29Z")
> [@harmless](#):
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> **Susie Derkins** …Don’t read beyond this point.
> Or if you have to, sshhhhh…don’t tell!
> Now does anyone have any solutions as to how to get gravy out of one? :dubious:
Heh, it’s ok. I spilled coffee on mine and no one was the wiser.
Oops.
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### Author:  [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-keyboard-why-do-you-torture-me/286961/20 "2005-01-29T16:58:12Z")
> [@Susie Derkins](#):
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> Heh, it’s ok. I spilled coffee on mine and no one was the wiser.
>
> Oops.
So _that’s_ what happened. :dubious:
We’ll call it even and agree to never speak of it again. 😃