Kudasai Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one that gets annoyed by this but what has become a pet peeve of mine recently is when I see a list that's in alphabetical order and there are multiple words with "The" in the title being listed under the letter T. I'm starting to think my that my English teacher was wrong when he taught us how to alphabetize but from what I remember when you have a bunch of words with "The" in the title you ignore word "The" and start with the first letter following the word the. For example if I'm making a list of tv shows in alphabetical order I'd put The Simpsons under the letter S because I'm ignoring The in the title. But what I'm often seeing is the exact opposite, like the music player in my phone for example, if I want to listen to The Who it's going to be under T instead of W. After navigating through the first crop of artists that start with T I get to the clusterfuck of bands that have The in the title, (disclaimer I have poor taste in music) The Animals The Ataris (what the hell was I thinking) The Beatles The Cure The Darkness The Doors The Grateful Dead The Killers The Police The Ramones The Rolling Stones The Smashing Pumpkins The Strokes The White Stripes The Who I know I'm making something out of nothing and this thread is stupid much like the OP but I guess that's workplace boredom for you. Edited July 13, 2021 by Kudasai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 What about "The The"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 It's just easier for the programmers to alphabetize by the first word no matter what it is. I'm sure they give no fucks about grammar when making these applications. That said, it kinda bugs me too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthor Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 This really offends my inner librarian. Fun fact for the day: There are no articles (a, an, or the) in Russian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Just now, mthor said: This really offends my inner librarian. Fun fact for the day: There are no articles (a, an, or the) in Russian. It’s literally at the end of “RussiAN” cya… bye… peace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthor Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sawdamizer said: It’s literally at the end of “RussiAN” cya… bye… peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 minute ago, mthor said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 You’re right the word “the” should be ignored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemeCream Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I love The Ataris. The only song I know by them is the cover of 'Boys of Summer' but it's a good song dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 The Faq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 BTW - my second promotion pre-college was to the "Home Entertainment" dept. (TVs, Stereos, Records & Tapes, etc.). I had to constantly move Van Morrison back under M after the Record Distributor Rep moved him under V, thinking the name was like Van Halen. Same went with bands starting with "The", moving them back under their actual name sans "The". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sofa King Kule Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 8:10 PM, Kudasai said: Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one that gets annoyed by this but what has become a pet peeve of mine recently is when I see a list that's in alphabetical order and there are multiple words with "The" in the title being listed under the letter T. I'm starting to think my that my English teacher was wrong when he taught us how to alphabetize but from what I remember when you have a bunch of words with "The" in the title you ignore word "The" and start with the first letter following the word the. For example if I'm making a list of tv shows in alphabetical order I'd put The Simpsons under the letter S because I'm ignoring The in the title. But what I'm often seeing is the exact opposite, like the music player in my phone for example, if I want to listen to The Who it's going to be under T instead of W. After navigating through the first crop of artists that start with T I get to the clusterfuck of bands that have The in the title, (disclaimer I have poor taste in music) The Animals The Ataris (what the hell was I thinking) The Beatles The Cure The Darkness The Doors The Grateful Dead The Killers The Police The Ramones The Rolling Stones The Smashing Pumpkins The Strokes The White Stripes The Who I know I'm making something out of nothing and this thread is stupid much like the OP but I guess that's workplace boredom for you. It's the music player software, making that mistake. Mine has the same problem. Everything from The Apples In Stereo to The Chad Mitchell Trio falls under, "The". So, When I can't find an artist, I dig through seventy two other artists. It's a real pain in the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Kule Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) On 7/13/2021 at 7:29 AM, mthor said: This really offends my inner librarian. Fun fact for the day: There are no articles (a, an, or the) in Russian. "It's Moose and Squirrel." No "the". Edited July 14, 2021 by Sofa King Kule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBabby Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 8:10 PM, Kudasai said: The Ataris (what the hell was I thinking) This gave me nostalgia whiplash, you better have insurance buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Sofa King Kule said: It's the music player software, making that mistake. Mine has the same problem. Everything from The Apples In Stereo to The Chad Mitchell Trio falls under, "The". So, When I can't find an artist, I dig through seventy two other artists. It's a real pain in the brain. Love me some "Live at the Bitter End". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBabby Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Sofa King Kule said: Everything from The Apples In Stereo to The Chad Mitchell Trio falls under, "The". Do you like The Olivia Tremor Control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Kule Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, NaBoats said: Do you like The Olivia Tremor Control? Never heard them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBabby Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sofa King Kule said: Never heard them. Oh well if you like the Apples you'd like them. They're another E6 band and came up together, pretty similar, I like them a lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Olivia_Tremor_Control/The_Apples_in_Stereo Their Black Foliage album is really good. Edited July 15, 2021 by NaBoats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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