A note from "the guy" in question - Jason, you are in error. The list members did indeed answer my question about what word comes first in an alphabetical list (fortunately, all were in agreement!), and then they "questioned the system" - which is, in fact, quite helpful and perfectly in keeping with the academic point of view of this list. If you don't want to hear people challenge conventions, this ain't the the place to hang out! Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:44:47 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Alphabetizing To: [log in to unmask] You're all the best. A guy asks which comes first, and we question the system as a whole. It really makes my day--in all seriousness. On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Beth Young <[log in to unmask]> wrote: When I worked at a public library, we would have listed J. Navy first. (You alphabetize word by word, secondarily by letters within a word.) But there are complications. Here's a link to the ALA filing rules: http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet27 Of course the whole alphabet is arbitrary, so you could probably use any system you wanted, as long as it enabled you to find things again. Beth Dr. Beth Rapp Young Associate Professor, English [log in to unmask] University of Central Florida "Reach for the Stars" From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Geoffrey Layton [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 6:14 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Alphabetizing I have never seen an alphabet question on the list, but there's a first time for everything: If you're alphabetizing J. Navy and Jade (two colors), which comes first? To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ -- Regards, William Jason Jones English Teacher (English III & Comp I/II) Writing Center Director Independnece Jr./High School To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/