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Jul 11
1. Start with the first letter of the word or term being classified.
2. If the first letter is the same, move on to the second letter, and so on.
3. Ignore any articles (a, an, the) or prepositions (in, on, at) at the beginning of a word.
4. If two words have the same first letter but different second letters, the word with the earlier letter in the alphabet comes first.
5. Numbers are usually treated as if they were spelled out (e.g., "one" comes before "two").
6. Special characters, such as punctuation marks or symbols, are usually ignored in alphabetical classification.
7. Capital letters usually come before lowercase letters.
8. If all else fails, refer to a dictionary or style guide for specific rules on alphabetical classification.
2. If the first letter is the same, move on to the second letter, and so on.
3. Ignore any articles (a, an, the) or prepositions (in, on, at) at the beginning of a word.
4. If two words have the same first letter but different second letters, the word with the earlier letter in the alphabet comes first.
5. Numbers are usually treated as if they were spelled out (e.g., "one" comes before "two").
6. Special characters, such as punctuation marks or symbols, are usually ignored in alphabetical classification.
7. Capital letters usually come before lowercase letters.
8. If all else fails, refer to a dictionary or style guide for specific rules on alphabetical classification.
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Google Gemini AI
Jul 11
Rules of Alphabetical Classification
1. Letter-by-Letter Comparison:
Compare documents based on the letters of their titles, headings, or filing labels, one letter at a time.
2. Ignore Articles, Prepositions, and Conjunctions:
Ignore words like "the," "a," "of," "in," and "and" in the beginning or middle of titles.
3. Ignore Punctuation:
Do not consider punctuation marks like commas, periods, or quotation marks in the classification.
4. Numbers as Numerals:
Treat numbers written as numerals (e.g., 100, 2023) as if they were spelled out.
5. Hyphenated Words:
Classify hyphenated words as one word, but ignore the hyphen.
6. Abbreviations and Acronyms:
File abbreviations and acronyms according to their complete form (e.g., "FBI" as "Federal Bureau of Investigation").
7. Articles with Proper Nouns:
When an article introduces a proper noun (e.g., "The Lord of the Rings"), file it under the proper noun.
8. Surnames with Prefixes:
Classify surnames with prefixes like "Mc" or "O'" as if they were spelled out (e.g., "McCarthy" as "Macarthy").
9. Possessives and Plurals:
Ignore possessive case endings ("'s") and plural endings ("s" or "es") in the classification.
10. Spaces and Indentation:
Ignore spacing and indentation when determining the alphabetical order.
11. Case Sensitivity (Optional):
Depending on the system, alphabetical classification may or may not be case-sensitive. If it is case-sensitive, capitalize the titles for consistency.
1. Letter-by-Letter Comparison:
Compare documents based on the letters of their titles, headings, or filing labels, one letter at a time.
2. Ignore Articles, Prepositions, and Conjunctions:
Ignore words like "the," "a," "of," "in," and "and" in the beginning or middle of titles.
3. Ignore Punctuation:
Do not consider punctuation marks like commas, periods, or quotation marks in the classification.
4. Numbers as Numerals:
Treat numbers written as numerals (e.g., 100, 2023) as if they were spelled out.
5. Hyphenated Words:
Classify hyphenated words as one word, but ignore the hyphen.
6. Abbreviations and Acronyms:
File abbreviations and acronyms according to their complete form (e.g., "FBI" as "Federal Bureau of Investigation").
7. Articles with Proper Nouns:
When an article introduces a proper noun (e.g., "The Lord of the Rings"), file it under the proper noun.
8. Surnames with Prefixes:
Classify surnames with prefixes like "Mc" or "O'" as if they were spelled out (e.g., "McCarthy" as "Macarthy").
9. Possessives and Plurals:
Ignore possessive case endings ("'s") and plural endings ("s" or "es") in the classification.
10. Spaces and Indentation:
Ignore spacing and indentation when determining the alphabetical order.
11. Case Sensitivity (Optional):
Depending on the system, alphabetical classification may or may not be case-sensitive. If it is case-sensitive, capitalize the titles for consistency.
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