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[004] Robotech_Master Current Version

5th Mar '10 at 06:35:49 PM

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\\\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \\\"official\\\".

I wonder if there\\\'s any official statement anywhere on the site rules as to which is preferred? Given that some entries aren\\\'t alphabetized at all, I would tend to doubt it…

\\\'\\\'\\\'Update:\\\'\\\'\\\' http://library.wlu.ca/subject/gen/glossary

-> \\\'\\\'\\\'ALPHABETICAL ORDER\\\'\\\'\\\' - arrangement of words by the letters of the alphabet. There are two ordering methods: letter-by-letter or word-by-word. Letter-by-letter is common in language dictionaries; word-by-word is common for libraries.

Does TVTropes count as a \\\"language dictionary\\\"? :P

[003] Robotech_Master

5th Mar '10 at 06:30:56 PM

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\\\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \\\"official\\\".

I wonder if there\\\'s any official statement anywhere on the site rules as to which is preferred? Given that some entries aren\\\'t alphabetized at all, I would tend to doubt it…

\\\'\\\'\\\'Update:\\\'\\\'\\\' http://library.wlu.ca/subject/gen/glossary

-> \\\'\\\'\\\'ALPHABETICAL ORDER\\\'\\\'\\\' - arrangement of words by the letters of the alphabet. There are two ordering methods: letter-by-letter or word-by-word. Letter-by-letter is common in language dictionaries; word-by-word is common for libraries.

[002] Robotech_Master

5th Mar '10 at 06:26:58 PM

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Upon researching the matter, I find that, according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation#Alphabetical_order Wikipedia], there seem to be two variations:

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Upon researching the matter, I find that, according to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation#Alphabetical_order Wikipedia]], there seem to be two variations:

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\\\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \\\"official\\\".

I wonder if there\\\'s any official statement anywhere on the site rules as to which is preferred? Given that some entries aren\\\'t alphabetized at all, I would tend to doubt it…

[001] Robotech_Master

5th Mar '10 at 06:26:40 PM

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Upon researching the matter, I find that, according to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation#Alphabetical_order Wikipedia], there seem to be two variations:

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Upon researching the matter, I find that, according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation#Alphabetical_order Wikipedia], there seem to be two variations:

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-->A variation in alphabetical principles applies to names consisting of two words. In some cases, names with identical first words are all alphabetized together under the first word, \'\'e.g.\'\', grouping together all names beginning with San, all those beginning with Santa, and those beginning with Santo

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->A variation in alphabetical principles applies to names consisting of two words. In some cases, names with identical first words are all alphabetized together under the first word, \\\'\\\'e.g.\\\'\\\', grouping together all names beginning with San, all those beginning with Santa, and those beginning with Santo

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-->But in another system, the names are alphabetized as if they had no spaces.

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->But in another system, the names are alphabetized as if they had no spaces.

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \

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As a Library Science student, I was indoctrinated into the former system—it\\\'s the one used in libraries, so the one I tend to consider \\\"official\\\".

I wonder if there\\\'s any official statement anywhere on the site rules as to which is preferred? Given that some entries aren\\\'t alphabetized at all, I would tend to doubt it…

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