Index: wp-includes/formatting.php
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--- wp-includes/formatting.php	(revision 17448)
+++ wp-includes/formatting.php	(working copy)
@@ -649,7 +649,9 @@
 		// Euro Sign
 		chr(226).chr(130).chr(172) => 'E',
 		// GBP (Pound) Sign
-		chr(194).chr(163) => '');
+		chr(194).chr(163) => '',		
+		chr(169) => '',		
+		chr(174) => '');
 
 		$string = strtr($string, $chars);
 	} else {