Keyboard produces wrong/weird characters

Hi,
I have a 2010 13" MBP, running 10.8.x. The keyboard has suddently started throwing out all sorts of weird characters instead of the expected alpha-numeric set.
If I plug in an external USB keyboard it's ok.
It happens in all apps where key entry is used, not just Safari
Is this a stuck 'alt' key or similar?
Thanks in advance for advice
Paul

This is what happens to windows, and that is why Apple is much better, the only problem with apple is that their computers are pricey, and most programs in the world is for windows. But Windows is just problem after problem, for example, my Windows XP Pro (In the bottom in green ) died from scandisk, now I am using my friend's 8 year old laptop because of this reason. Windows ME is slow, and cant do anything. So the main point I guess is that, why install Windows leaving your Mac prone to virises, spyware, and other problems, just stick to Mac, and your life is as simple as can be. No crashes, no problems such as this is in a Apple created environment such as OSX.

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