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[vovat]

• 18:15 Why do people sort things that begin with "the" under the letter T? It's not such a big deal if it's consistent, but it often isn't. #
• 19:16 I applied to take the pharmacy tech certification test. I wonder if that was a good idea. #
• 19:32 I should get the Endless Shrimp at Red Lobster before the special ends. Well, actually, I probably shouldn't, but I'd like to. #
• 22:05 @bohemea twitpic.com/mkc5c - But do you ever drink the Diet Coke out of the regular Coke glass? #
• 22:08 Photo: This is just one of several Sexy Tin Man (or, more accurately, T
  in WOMAN) costumes.  There appears to... tumblr.com/xpy3q8az2 #
• 23:42 Photo: I don’t think the “Snow White” and “Cinderella” princes really HAVE names, but I believe the Beast is... tumblr.com/xpy3qa6pp #

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[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

I hate when people alphabetize "the," consistent or not. Because even REFERRING to something that starts with "the," people aren't consistent and often drop the "The" just talking about it, like saying "Beatles music" instead of "The Beatles music."

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I guess it's somewhat understandable when a computer organizes files that way, although you'd think the programmers would have accounted for that by now. When it's people doing the sorting, though, it's pretty much just wrong.

[vilajunkie.livejournal.com]

I know the princes' names: Eric, Philip, Adam (for Beast, but I'm still not sure where the official record comes in on naming him that), Charming, and, sadly, "Prince". Does it really matter though, since Snow White isn't really much of a name either?

By the way, what about The The? Surely they can be categorized under T! But what would happen if a computer program was told to ignore all definite and indefinite articles when categorizing names--would they be counted at all?

[vovat.livejournal.com]

So Snow White's husband is a prince named Prince? Do people call him Prince Prince, and does he have a particular affinity for purple? As for Snow White's name, well, a lot of names have meanings that are basically just descriptions. If they hadn't translated her name into English, it probably wouldn't come across as being quite as weird.

As for The The, I assume a program would only skip the first "the," but I guess that is something a programmer would have to think about. That's actually a band I would be reluctant to NOT use the article when referring to, though; I would say "a Beatles song," but not "a The song." I think The Who might also need the article when discussing them, but I'd still alphabetize them under W.