When given negative inputs, isascii returns false. Clarify that

it checks for the range 0 to 127, not "less than or equal to 0177".
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.\" $NetBSD: isascii.3,v 1.16 2007/01/18 08:35:07 rillig Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: isascii.3,v 1.17 2008/04/17 16:40:20 apb Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)isascii.3 5.1 (Berkeley) 5/2/91
.\"
.Dd January 18, 2007
.Dd April 17, 2008
.Dt ISASCII 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ The
.Fn isascii
function tests for an
.Tn ASCII
character, which is any character with a value less than or
equal to 0177.
character, which is any character with a value in the
range from 0 to 127, inclusive.
.Pp
The
.Fn isascii