My keyboard is screwed up, how to fix

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qsdfghjklmù -third top
wxcvbn,;:= -fourth fro, top
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Hi,
This is my British Keyboard layout
This is the same Layout using the ALT (OPTION) key as the Modifier.
This is the asme keyboard using just the Shift key
The layout tends to be referred to a QUERTY layout and is the common part of most Western European based langauges (as far as I am away  and to the places those languages are now found)
From your first post it would appear that you have a AZERTY layout chosen.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZERTY
From the Map on that page it would appear that you are listing the French option as the main choice.
From the System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources
It tends to show Upper case but it seems to fit with your first post.
9:13 pm      Friday; February 28, 2014
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