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Originally Posted by mbovenka
No, we don't capitalise them either. And 'Carel van der Merwe' would indeed be sorted as 'Merwe, Carel van der' (i.e. on M) normally.
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Yes, I noticed that's the rule on WikiP. But it's not how the 'surname' is spoken in English - eg:
If Carel played cricket for South Afica, then commentators would say "Magnificent hook for six over square leg by van der Merwe" not "Magnific... by Merwe", an Aussie listener would wonder, "Merv who... Hughes?"
Similarly a teacher in UK or Aus and I suspect in an English language school in SA might ask "van der Merwe, what is the square root of 81" not "Merwe, wha... 81", otherwise Merv Hughes might chime in with 42
Many (most) people want their books sorted on how they would "say the authors family name" - that's why its best left to the user. It's their ... library, not the Union of Librarians library or the Tax Commissioners archive
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Originally Posted by theducks
Unlike the books written language, Authors can come (be decedents) from any country
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New word - decedent: a descendent who is decadent - Synonyms: rake(hell) (arcane) or wastrel (less arcane) :lol:
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