I think Steve was referring to a computerised ASCII sort. http://www.ddms.com/resources/help/reportsmenu/ASCII_Sort_Order_Chart.htm
Brad Beam wrote: > Shamelessly copied from the Wikipedia article on collation: > > > Alphabetical sorting of numbers > > When numbers are used as names, rather than for their numerical > properties, it is common to sort them alphabetically as they would be > spelled. For example, the movie /1776/ would be between Seve > Ballesteros and Severus Snape. > > > _ _ > |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV > |_>|_> http://74bmw.livejournal.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Steve Timko <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, January 02, 2009 13:31 > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Re: Kevin and Tom's Year End Top 10s ... > > Since it's "30 Rock" and not "Thirty Rock," shouldn't "30 Rock" be > listed first? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
