Why is my ipad displaying strange symbols?

I was wondering if someone could help me.
Just purchased an Ipad3 and found that the date (i.e. month) when displayed at the top of the screen is being shown in strange symbols/characters rather than specific text (saying "march" for example). When i go to settings, date & time, it again shows strange characters here rather than the different months.
it is also displaying them in Mail when i check the date of individual emails and in calander.
here is a snapshot:
http://t.co/fJQ89ejx
can anyone help and let me know if this is a bug or if i can change it?

You may have changed the Language setting.
Set the language for iPad: Go to Settings > General > International > Language, choose the language you want to use, then tap Done.
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