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Old 07-06-2010, 03:20 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by chaley View Post
Out of curiosity, would a you sort Die Fliedermaus under D or F? Eine Frau under E of F? von Braun under v or B? In English, the first would be under 'F' (The Bat), the second under 'E' (One Woman), and the third is undefined, left to the preferences of the person.
Die Fledermaus --> F (otherwise D would be the biggest section in any bookstore or register).
Eine Frau --> just as likely under "E" (its ambiguous and might be "a woman" or "one woman")
von Braun --> depends, some would sort as Braun, Firstname von, others as von Braun, Firstname

NB: My Sony sorts all titles starting with "The" under "T", which I find annoying, but in Calibre the "The" is ignored.
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